團(tuan)頭湖(hu)是一(yi)個天然湖(hu)泊,湖(hu)岸曲折多彎,相(xiang)傳為南洞庭湖(hu)汊口之(zhi)一(yi),是湖(hu)南省長沙地(di)區(qu)最大的湖(hu)泊。
團頭湖總水(shui)面8000畝,長達8800多(duo)米(mi),寬約600米(mi),東(dong)起靖(jing)港樟木橋,西至馬轉坳(ao),南(nan)連(lian)寧鄉左家山果園。
該湖(hu)水(shui)系發(fa)達(da),與(yu)撇洪河相(xiang)通直達(da)湘江,附近無(wu)任(ren)何(he)工業污染(ran)。湖(hu)區四季風景宜人(ren),南部群山綿延,林巒攢秀(xiu),湖(hu)內碧波蕩(dang)漾,水(shui)天一色,湖(hu)內的(de)自(zi)然景觀(guan)和人(ren)文(wen)景觀(guan)交相(xiang)輝映。
團頭(tou)湖(hu)歷史悠久,湖(hu)內有(you)仙(xian)泥(ni)墩、塔山(shan)咀、樟木咀、黑公咀等(deng)48咀,有(you)美女曬(shai)羞(xiu)、河(he)螺曬(shai)孔、兔子(zi)望月等(deng)自(zi)然景觀,關刀山(shan)、熊虎山(shan)威(wei)猛突出,團洲、長洲靜(jing)臥湖(hu)中(zhong)(zhong)。其美麗(li)的(de)(de)傳(chuan)說,不勝枚舉(ju):相傳(chuan)八仙(xian)之一的(de)(de)呂洞(dong)賓(bin),飛渡洞(dong)庭湖(hu)時(shi),發現團頭(tou)湖(hu)山(shan)清水秀(xiu),環(huan)境優美,便停下來歇息,從其木屐上掉下一塊泥(ni)土到團湖(hu)頭(tou)中(zhong)(zhong),便形成(cheng)了今日的(de)(de)仙(xian)泥(ni)墩。民間(jian)流傳(chuan)著“團頭(tou)湖(hu)四(si)十八咀,如(ru)果葬得(de)起,代代有(you)人(ren)在朝里”的(de)(de)說法(fa)。同時(shi),團頭(tou)湖(hu)是我(wo)市(shi)主要的(de)(de)歷史文化(hua)遺址(zhi)之一,據1987年(nian)文物(wu)考(kao)查發現,團頭(tou)湖(hu)共有(you)16處文化(hua)遺址(zhi),15處窯址(zhi),文化(hua)內涵豐富,延續(xu)時(shi)間(jian)長,有(you)大(da)(da)量的(de)(de)磨制石器和陶片,距(ju)今有(you)3000年(nian)以(yi)上。團頭(tou)湖(hu)生物(wu)多樣性非常(chang)豐富,有(you)動物(wu)372種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong),其中(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)家二(er)級保護動物(wu)11種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong),中(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)瀕危物(wu)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)3種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong),中(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)的(de)(de)特有(you)鳥類2種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)。植物(wu)328種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong),其中(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)家一類保護樹(shu)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)1種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong),二(er)類保護樹(shu)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)3種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)。團頭(tou)湖(hu)是長沙(sha)市(shi)內最(zui)大(da)(da)的(de)(de)自(zi)然湖(hu)泊,面(mian)積8800畝。