There are thousands of lakes in the People's Republic of China, including 945 saltwater lakes and 166 salt lakes.[1] Salt lakes and saltwater lakes are listed down there.

The Database of Chinese Lakes provided data on China's salt lakes. Changes in water level, environment, and human activities may increase or decrease the size of each lakes over time.[2]

The Five Largest Salt lakes

List of saltwater lakes of China is located in China
Qinghai Lake
Namtso
Siling Lake
Ulungur Lake
Yamdrok Lake
Lop Nor
Dabusun Lake
Kunteyi Salt Lake
Kunteyi Salt Lake
Manas Lake
Dalangtan Salt Lake
Dalangtan Salt Lake
The location of five largest saltwater lakes (blue) and dried salt lakes (cyan) in the People's Republic of China

Five Largest Saltwater Lakes

The five largest saltwater lakes in China include:

English Name Chinese Name Province Area (Square Kilometre)
Qinghai Lake 青海湖 Qinghai 4340
Namtso 纳木错 Tibet 1961.5
Siling Lake 色林错 Tibet 1628
Ulungur Lake 乌伦古湖 Xinjiang 753
Yamdrok Lake 羊卓雍错 Tibet 638

Dried or Divided Salt Lakes

English Name Chinese Name Province Location Area
(Square Kilometer)		 Current Condition
Qarhan Playa 察尔汗干盐湖 Qinghai 36°55′N 94°45′E / 36.917°N 94.750°E / 36.917; 94.750 5856 Divided into smaller salt lakes
Lop Nor 罗布泊 Xinjiang 40°20′N 90°38′E / 40.333°N 90.633°E / 40.333; 90.633 5500 Dried up
Kunteyi Salt Lake 昆特依干盐湖 Qinghai 38°52′N 93°5′E / 38.867°N 93.083°E / 38.867; 93.083 1680 Divided into smaller salt lakes
Manas Lake 玛纳斯湖 Xinjiang 45°48′N 85°58′E / 45.800°N 85.967°E / 45.800; 85.967 577.8 Shrank into a wetland
Dalangtan Salt Lake 大浪滩干盐湖 Qinghai 38°30′N 91°29′E / 38.500°N 91.483°E / 38.500; 91.483 500 Divided into smaller salt lakes

Other Saltwater Lakes

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English Name Chinese Name Province Area (km²)
Chaka 茶卡盐湖 Qinghai 116
Dabiele 大别勒湖 Qinghai 7.4
Dabusun 达布逊湖 Qinghai 184–334
Ebi 艾比湖 Xinjiang 500
Gahai 尕海 Qinghai 47
North Hulsan 北霍布逊湖 Qinghai 0–90
Rakshastal 拉昂错 Tibet 269
South Hulsan 南霍布逊湖 Qinghai 33
Suli 涩聂湖 Qinghai 69–85
Tuanjie 团结湖 Qinghai 6
West Dabusun 西大布逊湖 Qinghai 0–30
Xiaobiele 小别勒湖 Qinghai 6.3
Xiezuo 协作湖 Qinghai 17
Zabuye 扎布耶茶卡 Tibet 247

References

  1. ^ "第一次全国普查公报，2013年5月22日查阅" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-05-15. Retrieved 2014-08-15.
  2. ^ 中国湖泊数据库 Archived 2004-03-27 at archive.today，中科院南京地理与湖泊研究所，于2009年4月14日查阅

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