There are many lakes in China, with more than 24,800 lakes and more than 2,800 lakes with an area of more than 1 square kilometer. Although the number is large, it is very unevenly distributed in the region. The eastern monsoon region, especially in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, is home to China's largest group of freshwater lakesIn the west, the lakes of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau are more concentrated, and the water can only flow in, not out, because of the vigorous evaporation, there are more salty lakes formed. What are the top ten lakes in terms of area, this article will take you to understand.
First place: Qinghai Lake
It is the largest saltwater lake in China, with an area of 46256 square kilometers, capacity of 74.3 billion cubic meters, average depth of 21 meters, is China's largest plateau inland saltwater lake, is also one of the highest lakes in the world, 3196 meters above sea level, its importance is self-evident, is to maintain the ecological security of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau important water body, but also to prevent the spread of desertification in the west to the east of the natural barrier.
Second place: Xingkai Lake
The area is 4380 square kilometers, and the average depth is 45 meters, water storage of about 24,026 billion cubic meters, originally China's inner lake, in 1860 after the signing of the Sino-Russian "Beijing Treaty", became the Sino-Russian boundary lake, located in the southeast of Heilongjiang Province, the northern third of the area is China, the south belongs to Russia, is a national (AAAA level) vacation, health, tourist resort, known as the "Oriental Hawaii" reputation.
Third place: Poyang Lake
With a water area of 3,150 square meters and an average depth of 14 15 meters, the lake is the largest freshwater lake in China, located in the northern part of Jiangxi Province, and the second largest lake in China, second only to Qinghai Lake.
Fourth place: Dongting Lake
With an area of 2,579 square kilometers, a total volume of 22 billion cubic meters, and a water level of 35 meters, it is located in Hunan, the second largest freshwater lake in China.
Fifth place: Taihu Lake
With an area of 2,445 square kilometers and a water storage capacity of 4.4 billion cubic meters, it is located in Jiangsu, one of the five largest freshwater lakes in China, ranking third.
Sixth place: Hulun Lake
It covers an area of 2,315 square kilometers and is located in Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia, with an average water depth of 575 meters, water storage capacity 138With 500 million cubic meters, it is the largest lake in Inner Mongolia.
Seventh place: Hongze Lake.
It has an area of 2069 square kilometers and a volume of 30400 million cubic meters, with an average water depth of 19 meters, located in Jiangsu Province.
8th place: Namtso.
With an area of 2,015 square kilometers and a water storage capacity of 76.8 billion cubic meters, it is located in the central part of the autonomous region, which is the second largest lake and the third largest saltwater lake in China. At 4,718 meters above sea level, it is the highest large lake in the world.
Ninth place: Weishan Lake.
It covers an area of 1,266 square kilometers and has an average water depth of 15 meters, located in Shandong Province, is a freshwater lake.
10th place: Gaoyou Lake.
Area 76067 square kilometers, average water level 5At 55 meters, it is the third largest lake in Jiangsu Province, second only to Taihu Lake and Hongze Lake.
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