New Caoling Lake[2] (Chinese: 新草嶺潭; pinyin: Xīn Cǎolǐng Tán)[Note 1] was a short-lived barrier lake on the border of Gukeng, Yunlin County and Meishan, Chiayi County, near the village of Caoling in Taiwan.

The lake disappeared during a flood caused by Typhoon Mindulle in July 2004.

On 18 May 1951, the dam abruptly failed, killing hundreds of people downstream, including 74 soldiers constructing a road up to the lake.

[3][4] During the 1999 Jiji earthquake on September 21, 1999, a landslide west of Caoling formed a 50 m tall barrier that once again dammed up the Qingshui River.

[3] After the earthquake, the Water Resources Agency announced that the lake's dam was stable, and the newly formed lake could potentially be used as a reservoir and serve as a substitute for Shigang Dam, which was damaged in the earthquake.