Erhai Lake
Sign in to saveAlso known as Lake Erhai, Erhai L., L. Erhai, Dali Lake, Dali L., Lake Dali, L. Dali, Tali Lake
lake in Yunnan, People's Republic of China
Key facts
- Location
- Dali City , Dali Prefecture , Yunnan
- Primary outflows
- Xi'er River
- Basin countries
- China
- Max length
- 40 km (25 mi)
- Max width
- 8 km (5.0 mi)
- Surface area
- 250 km (97 sq mi)
- Average depth
- 10.2 m (33 ft)
- Max depth
- 20.7 m (68 ft)
- Water volume
- 2.5 km (0.60 cu mi)
- Residence time
- 2.75 years
- Surface elevation
- 1,972 m (6,470 ft)
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Erhai or Er Lake (Chinese: 洱海; pinyin: Ěrhǎi), is an alpine fault lake in Dali City, Dali Prefecture, Yunnan province, China. Erhai was also known as Yeyuze (叶榆泽) or Kunming Lake (昆明池) in ancient times.
Etymology
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