Gaoyou Lake

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Gaoyou Lake
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Gaoyou Lake
Coordinates 32°50′N119°20′E / 32.833°N 119.333°E / 32.833; 119.333
Basin  countries China
Max. length39 km (24 mi)
Max. width30 km (19 mi)
Surface area674.7 km2 (300 sq mi)
Average depth1.44 m (5 ft)
Max. depth2.4 m (8 ft)
Water volume971.6×10^6 m3 (34.31×10^9 cu ft)
Surface elevation5.7 m (19 ft)
Settlements Gaoyou

Gaoyou Lake (Chinese :高邮湖; pinyin :Gāoyòu Hú) is the sixth largest freshwater lake in China, it is located between Anhui Province and Jiangsu Province. In a sense Gaoyou Lake is a manmade lake, and its creation is part of a long story about flood control and hydraulic engineering in ancient China. Gaoyou Lake is now part of the Huai River system as the Huai River flows south through Gaoyou Lake on its way to the Yangtze River and the Pacific. [1] It is about 39 kilometres (24 mi) long and 30 kilometres (19 mi) wide, covering approximately 674.7 square kilometres (300 sq mi). [2]

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Notes

  1. "www.aboutgaoyou.com". Archived from the original on 2018-07-25. Retrieved 2011-11-04.
  2. Sumin, Wang; Hongshen, Dou (1998). Lakes in China. Beijing: Science Press. p. 279. ISBN   7-03-006706-1.

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