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Lake in Yunnan, China
Xingyun Lake
Jiangchuan Sea
Location of the lake in YunnanLocation of the lake in YunnanXingyun Lake
Coordinates24°20′N 102°47′E / 24.333°N 102.783°E / 24.333; 102.783
Catchment area378 km (146 sq mi)
Basin countriesChina
Max. length10.5 km (7 mi)
Max. width5.8 km (4 mi)
Surface area34.71 km (0 sq mi)
Average depth5.3 m (17 ft)
Max. depth11 m (36 ft)
Water volume184×10^ m (6.5×10^ cu ft)
Surface elevation1,722 m (5,650 ft)
SettlementsJiangchuan County

Xingyun Lake (simplified Chinese: 星云湖; traditional Chinese: 星雲湖; pinyin: Xīngyún Hú) also known as Jiangchuan Sea (Chinese: 江川海子; pinyin: Jiāngchuān Hǎizi), is a plateau lake in Yunnan Province, China. The Xingyun Lake and the Fuxian Lake are separated by a mountain and linked by a river. The lake has a total area of about 34.71 square kilometers. The average depth is 5.3 m, with an elevation of 1722 m. the water storage capacity is about 1.84×10m.

Notes

  1. www.chinaculture.org Archived August 13, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  2. Sumin, Wang; Hongshen, Dou (1998). Lakes in China. Beijing: Science Press. p. 383. ISBN 7-03-006706-1.
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