合(he)肥(fei)黑(hei)池壩風(feng)景(jing)區位于琥珀山莊的東面(mian)(mian),是(shi)(shi)環城(cheng)西路風(feng)景(jing)區的重(zhong)要(yao)組成部(bu)分(fen),北面(mian)(mian)是(shi)(shi)合(he)肥(fei)市(shi)圖書(shu)館,西面(mian)(mian)是(shi)(shi)琥珀山莊,南面(mian)(mian)與琥珀潭相連,東面(mian)(mian)是(shi)(shi)杏花公園, 該景(jing)區從(cong)南到北分(fen)黑(hei)池壩南廣場(chang),水(shui)面(mian)(mian)和水(shui)上俱樂部(bu)三部(bu)分(fen)。
黑(hei)池壩景(jing)(jing)區以水(shui)(shui)景(jing)(jing)為主,建有碼頭、亭廓和湖(hu)中(zhong)小島。黑(hei)池壩南側(ce)有三個(ge)廣(guang)場(chang)(chang):文化廣(guang)場(chang)(chang)直徑78米(mi),花壇、臺階和花崗巖地面采用圓、孤和螺旋形(xing)相交叉,并(bing)利用擋(dang)土墻(qiang)(qiang)建設(she)了(le)(le)長120米(mi)的(de)(de)(de)雕塑墻(qiang)(qiang),其內容既有文化內涵又符(fu)合(he)觀(guan)賞(shang)要求;綠化休閑(xian)廣(guang)場(chang)(chang)運用綠帶(dai)、藤架(jia)、燈光構成了(le)(le)多(duo)道色彩瀟灑飄(piao)逸的(de)(de)(de)彩帶(dai),水(shui)(shui)廣(guang)場(chang)(chang)是在水(shui)(shui)面上(shang)架(jia)起的(de)(de)(de)平(ping)臺、水(shui)(shui)墻(qiang)(qiang)、茶(cha)亭和觀(guan)賞(shang)橋,游人(ren)可順(shun)著(zhu)廣(guang)場(chang)(chang)天然石(shi)灘淌(tang)入(ru)水(shui)(shui)中(zhong)。整個(ge)風(feng)景(jing)(jing)線配有一定(ding)數量的(de)(de)(de)燈光音響,并(bing)增植了(le)(le)供觀(guan)賞(shang)的(de)(de)(de)常春樹(shu)、有色樹(shu)和大(da)量花草灌木,既提高了(le)(le)藝術品(pin)位,又豐富了(le)(le)自然景(jing)(jing)觀(guan)。該景(jing)(jing)區作(zuo)為環西(xi)風(feng)景(jing)(jing)區的(de)(de)(de)重要景(jing)(jing)點(dian),每天都吸引了(le)(le)大(da)量的(de)(de)(de)游客到此休閑(xian),成為合(he)肥(fei)的(de)(de)(de)一大(da)靚點(dian)。
關于黑(hei)(hei)池(chi)壩(ba)(ba),《縣志(zhi)·古跡志(zhi)》記載:“蜃(shen)潭,舊址(zhi)在(zai)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)西(xi)隍內,水(shui)(shui)(shui)色黑(hei)(hei),四時不竭,俗名黑(hei)(hei)池(chi)壩(ba)(ba)。”“闊十丈至(zhi)二十丈不等,地(di)勢南(nan)(nan)高北下,設壩(ba)(ba)蓄(xu)水(shui)(shui)(shui)。”黑(hei)(hei)池(chi)壩(ba)(ba)原為(wei)西(xi)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻外的護(hu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)河(he),北端起(qi)于南(nan)(nan)淝河(he)的南(nan)(nan)岸(an),南(nan)(nan)至(zhi)今安(an)慶西(xi)路。(早(zao)年(nian)(nian)南(nan)(nan)與琥珀(po)潭相(xiang)連,中(zhong)間由一(yi)條(tiao)壩(ba)(ba)埂隔開,便于百(bai)姓行(xing)走,進出城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)區。)當年(nian)(nian)黑(hei)(hei)池(chi)壩(ba)(ba)因地(di)勢比南(nan)(nan)淝河(he)高而無法蓄(xu)水(shui)(shui)(shui),為(wei)使護(hu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)河(he)連為(wei)一(yi)體,起(qi)到(dao)防護(hu)作用(yong),所(suo)以(yi),在(zai)北端淝河(he)南(nan)(nan)岸(an)筑(zhu)壩(ba)(ba)蓄(xu)水(shui)(shui)(shui),保護(hu)西(xi)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)。1854年(nian)(nian)1月14日,太(tai)平(ping)(ping)軍久攻合肥城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)不下,就從黑(hei)(hei)池(chi)壩(ba)(ba)下挖洞(dong)放入炸藥(yao),將城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻炸開一(yi)個缺口,太(tai)平(ping)(ping)軍蜂擁入城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng),安(an)徽巡(xun)撫江忠(zhong)源見大勢已去,在(zai)黑(hei)(hei)池(chi)壩(ba)(ba)東邊城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)內,投(tou)水(shui)(shui)(shui)西(xi)門內關塘自殺。