Tangjiashan Lake ( , literally " Tang 's Mountain landslide dam-created lake " ) is a landslide dam-created lake on the Jian River , which was formed by the 2008 Sichuan earthquake . Its name comes from the nearby mountain Tangjiashan . On May 24 , 2008 the water level rose by in a single day , reaching a depth of , just below the barrier level . On June 9 2008 , more than 250,000 people have been evacuated from Mianyang in anticipation of the Tangjiashan Lake dam bursting
2008 Sichuan earthquake
2008 Sichuan earthquake
Tangjiashan Lake