Location Chamdo, Tibet, China Max. length 25 km (16 mi) Surface elevation 3,850 m (12,630 ft) Area 27 km² Settlement Rawu | Primary outflows Parlung Tsangpo Surface area 27 km (10 sq mi) Settlements Rawu Primary outflow Parlung Tsangpo | |
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Address China, Tibet, Qamdo, Baxoi, 201 Provincial Rd, 然乌乡 Similar Namcha Barwa, Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Ca, Tongmai, Basong Co, Pagsum Lake | ||
Rakwa Tso(Tibetan: རག་ཝྭ་མཚོ, Wylie: rag wwa mtsho; Chinese: 然乌湖; pinyin: Ránwū Hú) is a lake in Baxoi County, Chamdo Prefecture, Tibet, China, to the north of Arza Gongla Glacier, and to the south of Ngagung Tso. The lake covers an area of 27 km2, and has an elevation of 3850m. The lake is created by a landslide dam. Parlung River flows out of the lake.
The lake is within the historical region of Kham. The average temperature is 8.5℃, and the rainfall 849.7mm. It has been a famous tourist destination.
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