Photos • Location
| Xingyun Lake | |
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| Jiangchuan Sea | |
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  Xingyun Lake | |
| Coordinates | 24°20′N 102°47′E / 24.333°N 102.783°E |
| Catchment area | 378 km2 (146 sq mi) |
| Basin countries | China |
| Max. length | 10.5 km (7 mi) |
| Max. width | 5.8 km (4 mi) |
| Surface area | 34.71 km2 (0 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 5.3 m (17 ft) |
| Max. depth | 11 m (36 ft) |
| Water volume | 184×106 m3 (6.5×109 cu ft) |
| Surface elevation | 1,722 m (5,650 ft) |
| Settlements | Jiangchuan 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. [1] 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 1.84×108m3. [2]
Notes
- ^ www.chinaculture.org Archived August 13, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Sumin, Wang; Hongshen, Dou (1998). Lakes in China. Beijing: Science Press. p. 383. ISBN 7-03-006706-1.
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