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Dongting Lake
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large, shallow lake in northeastern Hunan province, China
Dongting Lake is a large, shallow lake located in northeastern Hunan province, China. It is one of China's most significant freshwater lakes, important for agriculture, fishing, and water management in the region.
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Key facts
- Location
- Hunan Province
- Primary inflows
- Yangtze , Xiang , Zi , Yuan , Li
- Primary outflows
- Yangtze
- Basin countries
- China
- Surface area
- 2,820 km (1,090 sq mi), flood season: 20,000 km (7,700 sq mi)
- Official name
- Dong-ting hu
- Designated
- 31 March 1992
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
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- Commons category
- Lake Dongting
- Commons gallery
- Lake Dongting
- outflows
- Yangtze
- vertical depth
- 31
- basin country
- China
- volume as quantity
- 18
- watershed area
- 259430
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- native label
- 洞庭湖
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Encyclopedic overview
Map showing Lake Dongting and the major rivers flowing into it
Dongting Lake (Chinese: 洞庭湖) is a large, shallow lake in northeastern Hunan Province, China. It is a flood basin of the Yangtze River, so its volume depends on the season. The provinces of Hubei and Hunan are named after their location relative to the lake: Hubei means "North of the Lake" and Hunan, "South of the Lake".
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