What is the highest freshwater lake and what is the largest freshwater lake

Updated on tourism 2024-08-14
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  1. Anonymous users2024-02-16

    Poyang Lake is the largest freshwater lake in China, located at the junction of rivers and lakes from Jiujiang to the mouth of the lake, and is connected to the water of the five rivers of Jiangxi, Fu, Xin, Rao and Xiu, and the Yangtze River, the largest river in China. Under normal water level, Poyang Lake covers an area of 3,914 square kilometers and has a volume of 30 billion cubic meters, and its annual flow into the Yangtze River exceeds the total water volume of the Huang, Huai and Hai rivers, and is the regulator of the Yangtze River's water volume.

    Poyang Lake, with its vast smoke and vast waters, has formed a shape that is wide in the south and narrow in the north after a long geological evolution, with the widest point in the south reaching 78 kilometers and the north only 3-5 kilometers wide, like a huge gourd tied to the belt of the Yangtze River. Bounded by Songmen Mountain in Yongxiu County, Poyang Lake is divided into two lakes, the North Lake is located in the northwest of the lake, also known as the West Po Lake or Luoxing Lake, and the South Lake is located in the East China Sea of the lake, also known as the East Poyang Lake, or Gongting Lake. Due to the influence of the southeast monsoon, the annual precipitation of Poyang Lake is more than 1000 mm, thus forming a humid monsoon climate of "Zeyuan fragrant grass, plum yellow smoke and rain, maple red to send summer return, green bamboo to fly snow", and become a famous land of fish and rice.

  2. Anonymous users2024-02-15

    Lake Titicaca – the world's highest freshwater lake (3,821 m), is the highest and largest freshwater lake in South America and one of the highest large freshwater lakes in the world. It is located on the Coao Plateau on the border between Bolivia and Peru and is known as the "Pearl of the Altiplano".

  3. Anonymous users2024-02-14

    The highest freshwater lake in the world Located south of Mount Kailashen and north of Namunani Snow Peak, the lake is 4,588 meters above sea level, covering an area of 412 square kilometers, and the lake is up to 70 meters deep, making it the highest freshwater lake in the world. When the weather is fine, the lake is blue, the blue waves are light, the white clouds and snow peaks are reflected in it, and the distant mountains around the lake are faintly visible, and the scenery is wonderful.

  4. Anonymous users2024-02-13

    The largest freshwater lake in China is Poyang Lake

    The largest freshwater lake in China is Poyang Lake, with a maximum area of 3,150 square kilometers, ranking second among the largest lakes in China (the first is the largest saltwater lake, Qinghai Lake, with a maximum area of about 4,543 square kilometers).

    Poyang Lake, formerly known as Peng Li, Peng Lize and Peng Ze, is located in the north of Jiangxi Province, located in the three cities of Jiujiang, Nanchang and Shangrao, and is the largest freshwater lake in China and the second largest lake in China, second only to Qinghai Lake. Poyang Lake is mainly fed by water sources such as the Gan River, Xiu River, Xinjiang River, Rao River and Fu River, and flows into the Yangtze River from south to north near Shizhong Mountain, Hukou County, Jiujiang City.

    The lake body is usually bounded by Songmen Mountain between Duchang and Wucheng, and is divided into two lakes, north and south (or east and west). The northwest of Songmen Mountain is the North Lake, or the West Po Lake, the lake is narrow, it is actually a long and narrow road through the river and port, 40 kilometers long, 3 5 kilometers wide, and the narrowest part is about one kilometer. The southeast of Songmen Mountain is the South Lake, or Dongpo Lake, the lake is vast, is the main body of the lake area, 133 kilometers long, the widest point is 74 kilometers.

    The southern lake area is the main body of Poyang Lake, accounting for about four-fifths of the total area of the lake.

    The natural environment of Poyang Lake:

    The Poyang Lake area has abundant sunshine and abundant solar energy resources. Solar radiation is strong. Cold in winter and hot in summer, 10 high accumulated temperature. There is relatively little precipitation and less surface runoff, but there is more river runoff and water resources are abundant.

    In autumn and winter, affected by the shortage of water sources such as the Xiuhe River and the Ganjiang River system, Poyang Lake enters the dry period from autumn and winter to mid-spring of the following year, forming a vast grassland with "boundless fields and clouds". The river beach is connected to 9 separate small lakes and is the best place for migratory birds to spend the winter in the north. In 1992, Poyang Lake was included in the "List of Wetlands of World Importance", and the main objects of protection are rare migratory birds and wetland ecosystems.

  5. Anonymous users2024-02-12

    The largest freshwater lake is Lake Superior.

    Lake Superior is the world's largest freshwater lake, discovered by French explorers in 1622. The lake is shared by the United States and Canada and is surrounded by the Canadian province of Ontario and the American states of Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan.

    The lake is 616 kilometers long from east to west, 257 kilometers wide from north to south, the average elevation of the lake is 180 meters, the water area is 82,414 square kilometers, and the maximum depth is 405 meters.

    The water storage capacity is 10,000 cubic kilometers, accounting for more than half of the water storage of the Great Lakes. The shoreline of the lake is 3,000 kilometers long, the coast is densely forested, and the north shore is full of twists and turns. There are nearly 200 rivers that flow into the lake, with the Nipigon and St. Louis rivers being the largest.

    The lake area is densely forested and rich in mineral resources, mainly iron from Mesabi, silver from Thunderbay, nickel from the north of the lake and copper from the south. The main lake ports are Duluth in the United States and Thunder Bay in Canada, among others. There are many woodlands along the lake, the scenery is beautiful, and the population is sparse.

    Lake Superior has clear water and a lot of wind. The lake area is cold in winter and cool in summer. There are many kinds of minerals in the lake, and there are many natural harbors and artificial harbors.

    Due to the cold climate and poor soil, only a few areas along the shores of Lake Superior have been commercially developed, and most of the rest of the land is still in a state of primeval forest.

  6. Anonymous users2024-02-11

    The largest freshwater lake in China is Poyang Lake.

    Poyang Lake, known as Peng Li, Peng Lize, Peng Ze in ancient times. The lake basin is formed by the collapse and siltation of the earth's crust. In the Mesozoic Era, under the influence of the Yanshan movement, it subsided and became a basin of old ants, and the basin covered a wide range of the northern part of Jiangxi, the Huangmei area of Hubei Province and the Susong and Wangjiang areas of Anhui Province.

    By the end of the most recent subglacial period 10,000 years ago, the fault block had risen"Lushan"Towering over the edge of the basin, the basin is crisscrossed by rivers and ponds.

    Since then, due to the transgression of the sea in the late glacial period, the entire basin has become a large lake and a wide section of the Yangtze River. ((Shangshu Yu Gong has been recorded.)"Peng Li", the Book of Han is recorded as:"Peng Ze"。During the Three Kingdoms, Pengze was divided into two lakes, north and south, and the Yangtze River flowed through the isthmus between the two lakes.

    Later, Beihu Lake evolved into Longgan Lake at the junction of Hubei and Anhui, Daguan Lake and Bohu Lake in Anhui.

    The South Lake gradually rose to the south, and the lake reached the vicinity of the newly built Qiaoshe in the Southern Dynasties, so that most of the Wuyang County and part of Haiyang County set up in the early Han Dynasty were submerged, and the people had"Sink the sea and start Wucheng"said. In the Sui period, the lake approached Poyang Mountain (formerly known as Lishi Mountain, also known as Shiyin Mountain, and later called Poyang Mountain because of the place name Poyang). According to research, it is located in the lake in the northwest of Poyang County, and this mountain was not found in the 80s of the 20th century when the place name census) and the name Poyang Lake.

    From the beginning of the Tang Dynasty to the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the lake gradually retreated to the north, and invaded south during the Ming and Qing dynasties.

    At this time, the lake resembles a gourd, and the northern section is also known as Luoxing Lake (because people think that a small island in the lake is named after a meteorite), Zuoli Lake; The southern section is also known as Guanting Lake (it is said that it is named after a Guanting Temple at the foot of Lushan Mountain) and Zuting Lake. In modern times, due to siltation and reclamation, the lake has shrunk day by day, and by the end of the 20th century, the lake was no longer shaped like a gourd, but like a swan with its head held high.

  7. Anonymous users2024-02-10

    1. The largest freshwater lake in China is Poyang Lake.

    2. Poyang Lake, known as Peng Li, Peng Lize, and Peng Ze in ancient times. Poyang Lake is an important shallow lake in the Yangtze River Basin. Poyang Lake is located in the north of Jiangxi Province, on the south bank of the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River.

    The area of the lake is 3,150 square kilometers at flat water level (14 15 m) and above 4,125 km at high water level (20 m). However, at low water level (12m) it is only 500 k, and according to the 2008 hydrological data, when the lake is at the water level, the lake area is 4070 k. Poyang Lake is the largest freshwater lake in China and the second largest lake in China, located in the northern part of Jiangxi Province, and the second largest lake in China after Qinghai Lake.

    Poyang Lake plays a huge role in regulating the water level of the Yangtze River, conserving water, improving the local climate and maintaining the ecological balance of the surrounding area.

  8. Anonymous users2024-02-09

    Largest freshwater lake: Lake Superior, located in the Great Lakes on the border between the United States and Canada, is one of the Great Lakes, which is shared by the United States and Canada, surrounded by the Canadian province of Ontario and the American states of Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan. The lake is 616 kilometers long from east to west, 257 kilometers wide from north to south, with an average elevation of 180 meters and a water area of 82,414 square kilometers.

    Correlation**. The deepest freshwater lake: Lake Baikal, located in the territory of the Irkutsk Oblast and the Republic of Buryatia in the south of Siberia, Russia, is only 111 kilometers away from the border of Mongolia, with a surface area of 31,500 square kilometers, ranking eighth in the world. The lake is the deepest freshwater lake in the world, with a maximum depth of 1,680 meters.

    Correlation**.

  9. Anonymous users2024-02-08

    The largest Lake Superior is located in North America, shared by Canada and the United States.

    The deepest Lake Baikal is located in Russia.

  10. Anonymous users2024-02-07

    Lake Superior is the world's largest freshwater lake. Canada is to the northeast and the United States to the southwest. The lake is 616 kilometers long from east to west, 257 kilometers wide from north to south, the average elevation of the lake is 180 meters, the water area is 82,103 square kilometers, and the maximum depth is 405 meters.

    Lake Baikal is also the deepest freshwater lake in the world. It is located on the territory of the Republic of Buryatiya and the Irkutsk region. The lake shape is long and narrow, like a crescent moon, so it is also called "Moon Lake".

    It is 636 kilometers long, 48 kilometers wide on average, 10,000 kilometers wide at its widest, 10,000 square kilometers in area, 744 meters in average depth, 1,680 meters in depth at its deepest point, and 456 meters above sea level.

  11. Anonymous users2024-02-06

    Lake Superior is the largest freshwater lake in the world.

    Lake Baikal (located in Russia) is the deepest and largest freshwater lake in the world. Its total water storage capacity is 23,600 cubic kilometers, which is equivalent to the combined storage capacity of the five Great Lakes of North America (Lake Superior, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Erie, and Lake Ontario, respectively, by size).

  12. Anonymous users2024-02-05

    The largest freshwater lake in China is Poyang LakeThe largest freshwater lake in the world is Lake Superior in the United States. The freshwater lake with the largest amount of freshwater in the world is Lake Baikal in Russia.

  13. Anonymous users2024-02-04

    Is this question being asked about China or the world?!

    The largest freshwater lake in China is Poyang Lake, in Jiangxi Province; The largest freshwater lake in the world is Lake Superior in North America.

  14. Anonymous users2024-02-03

    The largest freshwater lake must be Baikal which is not one of them, and it is said that in the future Russia intends to rely on Baikal to export fresh water in the event of a freshwater crisis.

  15. Anonymous users2024-02-02

    The world's largest freshwater lake, Lake Superior.

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