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572:Landforms of Chiayi County
567:Landforms of Yunlin County
386:"九二一走過20年 夢幻草嶺潭、大飛山成為永遠印記"
358:National Taiwan University
510:Public Television Service
500:王晴玲 (30 September 2004).
469:劉在武 (24 September 1999).
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286:1941 Chungpu earthquake
178:58 m (190 ft)
170:5 km (3.1 mi)
557:Landslide-dammed lakes
447:Water Resources Agency
440:張炎銘 (3 October 2014).
416:Encyclopedia of Taiwan
306:Water Resources Agency
282:1862 Tainan earthquake
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353:"變遷中的地景 「新草嶺潭」的地景變遷"
302:1999 Jiji earthquake
262:1999 Jiji earthquake
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314:Shigang Dam
300:During the
167:Max. length
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506:Our Island
335:References
272:Past lakes
199:References
175:Max. depth
155:1999-09-21
100:23°34′33″N
310:reservoir
502:"再見‧草嶺潭"
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296:History
278:Caoling
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242:Meishan
212:Chinese
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234:Gukeng
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412:"草嶺潭"
410:何立德.
351:李建堂.
517:2020
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