Songmao Reservoir is located on the Fishing River in Chenggong District, Kunming City, Yunnan Province, and was built at 1958. The normal storage capacity of the reservoir is10.9 million cubic meters, the rainwater catchment area is 38 square kilometers, and the annual average precipitation is more than 1000 mm. It belongs to subtropical monsoon climate, with the water storage surface at an altitude of 20 16.75 meters, surrounded by mountains and dense forests. It is a typical red soil area.
Songmao Reservoir is a plateau lake which is long and narrow from north to south and narrow from east to west. It is located in Chenggong District of Kunming, which is the upper reaches of the Fishing River. After flowing out of Songmao Reservoir, Laoyu River passes through Wujiaying and Yuhua Street in Chenggong District, enters Dayu Street and flows into Dianchi Lake. Fishing River is an important river entering Yunnan. There is a large area of Yuhe Wetland at the entrance of Dianchi Lake, which has been open to the public for many years. There is a village called Songmao Village in the northeast of the reservoir, which may be the reason for the reservoir's name. "Songmao" is a good name, which means prosperity and vitality, somewhat natural and poetic. The dam of the reservoir is in the west, which is not much different from the dam of the general reservoir. Songmao Reservoir has a high dam and a thick foundation. On the dam, there is a mighty mud dragon, guarding a clear water.
There are a series of villages in the west bank of Songmao Reservoir, such as Song Yuan Village, Song Yuan Village and Songmao Village. Some people can't tell the boundaries. Maybe they are connected villages. The asphalt road passes through the village, and the traffic volume on the road is not small. There is a bus to Chenggong, and the traffic on the west bank of Songmao Reservoir is very convenient.