Ebi Lake
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Ebi Lake | |
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![]() Satellite image of Aibi Lake | |
Location | Börtala,Xinjiang,China |
Coordinates | 44°53′N83°00′E/ 44.883°N 83.000°E |
Type | Rift lake |
Primary inflows | Kuitun River, Bortala River, Jinghe River (intermittent) |
Primary outflows | None |
Basincountries | China |
Surface area | 805 km2(311 sq mi) (2018) |
Average depth | 1.4 m (4 ft 7 in) |
Max. depth | 2.8 m (9 ft 2 in) |
Water volume | 760 million cubic metres (620,000 acre⋅ft) |
Surface elevation | 189 m (620 ft) |
Ebi Lake(Mongolian:Ev nuur,Middle Mongolian:Ebi;Chinese:NgảiBỉHồ;pinyin:Àibǐ Hú) is arift lakeinXinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Regionin NorthwesternChina,near the border ofKazakhstan.Lying at the southeast end of theDzungarian Gate,Ebi Lake is the center of thecatchmentof the southwestern part of theDzungarian Basin.The lake previously covered 1200 km2(400 miles2), which is now down to under 1000 km2with an average depth of less than 2 meters (6.5 feet). In August 2007, the Chinese government designated the adjoining Aibi Lake wetland as a National Nature Reserve.
The high salt concentration (87 g/L) of its water prevents plants and fish from living in the actual lake, though many kinds of fish do live in the mouths of its source rivers.
In 2007, the lake had a surface area of only 500 km2.[1]
References[edit]
- ^Ming'ai, Zhang (November 30, 2007)."Lake shrinks, desert expands".China.org.cn.
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