Type Fresh water lake Primary outflows Yellow River Basin countries China Surface elevation 4,292 m Mean depth 8.9 m Province Qinghai Inflow source Yellow River | Primary inflows Catchment area 8,161 km (3,151 sq mi) Max. length 35 km (22 mi) Area 526 km² Length 35 km Outflow location Yellow River | |
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Gyaring Lake (Tibetan: མཚོ་སྐྱ་རིང་, Wylie: mtsho skya ring) or Zhaling Lake (Chinese: 扎陵湖; pinyin: Zhālíng Hú) is a large freshwater lake in the Yellow River catchment in China, it is in the southeast of Qinghai Province.The name of lake means "Long Grey Lake" in Tibetan language. Gyaring Lake is 526 km 2, with a drainage area of 8161 km 2, an elevation of 4292 m, length 35 km and mean width 15 km (max 21.6 m).
Map of Gyaring Lake, China
References
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