List of saltwater lakes of China

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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. There are thousands of lakes in the People's Republic of China, including 945 saltwater lakes and 166 salt lakes.[1] Salt lakes and saltwater lakes are listed down there.

The Database of Chinese Lakes provided data on China's salt lakes. Changes in water level, environment, and human activities may increase or decrease the size of each lakes over time.[2]

The Five Largest Salt lakes

The location of five largest saltwater lakes (blue) and dried salt lakes (cyan) in the People's Republic of China

Five Largest Saltwater Lakes

The five largest saltwater lakes in China include:

English Name Chinese Name Province Area (Square Kilometre)
Qinghai Lake 青海湖 Qinghai 4340
Namtso 纳木错 Tibet 1961.5
Siling Lake 色林错 Tibet 1628
Ulungur Lake 乌伦古湖 Xinjiang 753
Yamdrok Lake 羊卓雍错 Tibet 638

Dried or Divided Salt Lakes

English Name Chinese Name Province Location Area
(Square Kilometer)
Current Condition
Lop Nor 罗布泊 Xinjiang Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 5500 Dried up
Cha'erhan Salt Lake 察尔汗干盐湖 Qinghai Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 4704 Divided into smaller salt lakes
Kunteyi Salt Lake 昆特依干盐湖 Qinghai Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 1680 Divided into smaller salt lakes
Manas Lake 玛纳斯湖 Xinjiang Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 577.8 Shrank into a wetland
Dalangtan Salt Lake 大浪滩干盐湖 Qinghai Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 500 Divided into smaller salt lakes

Other Well Known Saltwater Lakes

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English Name Chinese Name Province Area (Square Kilometers)
Lake Rakshastal 拉昂错 Tibet 269
Chaka Salt Lake 茶卡盐湖 Qinghai 116
Gahai Lake 尕海 (海晏) Qinghai 47

References

  1. 第一次全国普查公报,2013年5月22日查阅
  2. 中国湖泊数据库,中科院南京地理与湖泊研究所,于2009年4月14日查阅

See also