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Erhai Lake

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Also 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

Wikidata facts

Instance of
lake
Country
China
Located in
Dali
Area
252.91
Elevation
1972
Image
Satellite picture of Erhai Lake - ISS043-E-162687.jpg
Width
8
Length
40
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Commons category
Erhai Lake
watershed area
2565
Commons gallery
Erhai Lake
volume as quantity
2.5
basin country
China
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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

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Erhai Lake” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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