Yinghu on the Han
Fifteen kilometres southwest of Ankang's centre, Ying Lake spreads as the Han River's largest listed artificial reservoir in Hanbin District.
Ankang lies in the Qinba mountain south, where provincial geography places rivers in the Yangtze system south of the Qinling divide. The culture bureau describes Ying Lake, southwest of the urban centre in Hanbin District, as the largest artificial lake on the Han River—water storage, not a second city centre.