Must-see lake · Liangshan, Sichuan
Lizhou Dam
立洲大坝
Lizhou Dam is a lake in Liangshan, Sichuan.
Lizhou Dam: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.
Best time to visit Lizhou Dam
Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.
Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.
How to reach Lizhou Dam — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 28.09052, 100.93427. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Lizhou Dam
- Lugu Lake · lake · Yunnan · ~57 km · Must-see
- Muli Great Monastery · Buddhist site · Liangshan · ~15 km
- Renjiang Monastery · Buddhist site · Liangshan · ~28 km
- Cunduo Haizi · lake · Liangshan · ~32 km
- Goddess Cave · cave · Lijiang City · ~52 km
- Zhamei Temple · Buddhist site · Lijiang City · ~56 km
- Dalaolin · viewpoint · Liangshan · ~56 km
- Lugu Lake · lake · Liangshan · ~56 km
- 永宁土司衙署 · fort · Lijiang City · ~58 km
- 泸沽湖省级自然保护区 · sanctuary · Yunnan · ~61 km
- Warja Monastery · Buddhist site · Liangshan · ~61 km
- Xialuo Gun · Buddhist site · Liangshan · ~68 km
- Lizhou Dam · lake · Lijiang City · ~0 km
- 苦巴店寺 · Buddhist site · Liangshan · ~7 km
- 达尼牙布 · viewpoint · Liangshan · ~21 km
- 卡口山 · viewpoint · Liangshan · ~23 km
- 活西 · viewpoint · Liangshan · ~24 km
- 鼓署山 · viewpoint · Liangshan · ~26 km
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lizhou Dam
- Lugu Lake · lake · Yunnan · ~57 km · Must-see
- Jinping-I Hydropower Station · lake · Liangshan · ~86 km · Must-see
- Kajiwa Dam · lake · Liangshan · ~86 km · Must-see
- Liyuan Dam · lake · Lijiang City · ~98 km · Must-see
- Kajiwa Reservoir · lake · Liangshan · ~101 km · Must-see
- Ahai Dam · lake · Lijiang City · ~116 km · Must-see
- Guandi Dam · lake · Liangshan · ~122 km · Must-see
- Bita Lake · lake · Diqing · ~122 km · Must-see
- Cunduo Haizi · lake · Liangshan · ~32 km
- Lugu Lake · lake · Liangshan · ~56 km
Wikipedia · Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Frequently asked
Is Lizhou Dam full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Lizhou Dam yet. Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Busiest: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
What is the best time to visit Lizhou Dam?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
What are the places to visit near Lizhou Dam?
Nearby: Lugu Lake (lake, 57 km), Muli Great Monastery (Buddhist site, 15 km), Renjiang Monastery (Buddhist site, 28 km), Cunduo Haizi (lake, 32 km), Goddess Cave (cave, 52 km), Zhamei Temple (Buddhist site, 56 km).
Is Lizhou Dam worth visiting?
Lizhou Dam is listed as a must-see lake in Sichuan on Spotwander.