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Lake Jargö

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Type
  
Freshwater lake

Max. length
  
27.2 km (17 mi)

Surface area
  
88.5 km (0 sq mi)

Area
  
88.5 km²

Basin countries
  
Max. width
  
7.9 km (5 mi)

Surface elevation
  
4,547 m

Catchment area
  
14,714 km²

Lake Jargö

Jargö Lake (Tibetan: བྱ་རྒོད་མཚོ།Wylie: bya rgod mtsho) or Qiagui Co (Chinese: 恰规错; pinyin: Qiàguī Cuò)is a plateau lake in Nagqu Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, southwest of China, located between Nyima County and Xainza County. The lake, which is part of the Siling Lake drainage system, is primarily fed by a 1 km long river (from Lake Urru) and drains eastward into Siling Lake. It is 27.2 km long and 7.9 km wide and has an area of 88.5 square km.

Map of Qagoi Co, Nagqu, China

References

Lake Jargö Wikipedia


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