公(gong)(gong)平水(shui)(shui)庫(ku)(ku)是(shi)一(yi)宗(zong)(zong)綜(zong)合利用水(shui)(shui)資源的國家(jia)大(da)型(xing)水(shui)(shui)庫(ku)(ku).始(shi)建于1959年10月,地處(chu)海(hai)豐四大(da)水(shui)(shui)系之(zhi)一(yi)的黃江(jiang)河中(zhong)部,西連(lian)公(gong)(gong)平鎮(zhen),東(dong)鄰(lin)平東(dong)鎮(zhen),北(bei)接(jie)黃羌(qiang)鎮(zhen).西距公(gong)(gong)平墟1公(gong)(gong)里(li),南(nan)距廣汕(shan)公(gong)(gong)路10公(gong)(gong)里(li),海(hai)豐縣城15公(gong)(gong)里(li),至(zhi)汕(shan)尾(wei)市(shi)40公(gong)(gong)里(li).水(shui)(shui)庫(ku)(ku)工(gong)(gong)程直接(jie)捍衛著(zhu)下游30萬人民(min)生(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)命(ming)財產(chan)和(he)(he)2萬公(gong)(gong)頃農(nong)田設(she)(she)施安(an)全(quan)(quan),擔(dan)負著(zhu)汕(shan)尾(wei)市(shi)區、公(gong)(gong)平、可塘、赤坑(keng)等(deng)城鎮(zhen)工(gong)(gong)業(ye)(ye)和(he)(he)30萬城鎮(zhen)居(ju)民(min)的生(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)活供水(shui)(shui)重(zhong)任。設(she)(she)計(ji)灌(guan)溉農(nong)田面積14466.67公(gong)(gong)頃,現灌(guan)溉農(nong)田11200公(gong)(gong)頃,占全(quan)(quan)縣農(nong)田面積的40%;電力裝(zhuang)機容量(liang)3140千瓦(wa),年設(she)(she)計(ji)發(fa)電量(liang)600千瓦(wa)時、水(shui)(shui)庫(ku)(ku)黨委、管理(li)處(chu)下轄一(yi)個(ge)大(da)型(xing)灌(guan)區、一(yi)個(ge)農(nong)村行政管理(li)區、一(yi)座(zuo)中(zhong)型(xing)水(shui)(shui)庫(ku)(ku)、M宗(zong)(zong)小型(xing)水(shui)(shui)庫(ku)(ku),現有人口 2242人。建庫(ku)(ku)以來,對根(gen)治黃江(jiang)河洪患,保(bao)護國家(jia)和(he)(he)人民(min)生(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)命(ming)財產(chan)安(an)全(quan)(quan),為海(hai)豐縣乃至(zhi)汕(shan)尾(wei)市(shi)的工(gong)(gong)農(nong)業(ye)(ye)生(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)產(chan)、經(jing)濟建設(she)(she)、人民(min)生(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)活諸方面充分發(fa)揮了重(zhong)大(da)的安(an)全(quan)(quan)效(xiao)益(yi)、經(jing)濟效(xiao)益(yi)和(he)(he)社會(hui)效(xiao)益(yi)。
水庫工程集雨(yu)面積317平(ping)(ping)方公(gong)里,占(zhan)黃(huang)江河(he)(he)流域(yu)總(zong)面積的41.9%,占(zhan)海豐北部山區(qu)丘陵面積的64%,攔截(jie)了過(guo)去洶(xiong)如猛獸、孽虐海豐大地(di)的羅水。黃(huang)江上游的東(dong)(dong)(dong)平(ping)(ping)河(he)(he)、南(nan)門河(he)(he)、松林(lin)河(he)(he)、黃(huang)羌河(he)(he)、西坑河(he)(he)匯集于一庫。大壩全長6147米,設計總(zong)庫容3.38億立(li)方米,正常(chang)庫容1.63億立(li)方米,年產水量4~7億立(li)方十。60公(gong)里的總(zong)干渠,猶如飛舞(wu)的銀緞穿山越嶺橫跨公(gong)平(ping)(ping)、城(cheng)東(dong)(dong)(dong)、可塘(tang)、陶河(he)(he)、赤坑及至市城(cheng)區(qu)的東(dong)(dong)(dong)沖、田乾(qian)、遮(zhe)浪,蜿蜒伸(shen)進東(dong)(dong)(dong)南(nan)沿海地(di)區(qu).