Chang Lake(simplified Chinese: 长湖; traditional Chinese: 長湖; pinyin: Cháng Hú; lit. 'Long Lake'), also known as Cang Lake (藏湖; Cáng Hú; 'Hidden Lake'), is a lake located in the town of Chang Lake, Shilin Yi Autonomous County, Yunnan, China. Changhu, 1,907-metre (6,257 ft) above sea level, has a circumference of 5,000-metre (16,000 ft), a maximum depth of 24-metre (79 ft), and has a storage capacity of some 1,810,000 m3 (0.00043 cu mi) of water.[1][2]
| Chang Lake | |
|---|---|
| 长湖 (Chinese) | |
 Chang Lake in 2015. | |
  Chang Lake | |
| Location | Changhu Town, Shilin Yi Autonomous County, Yunnan |
| Coordinates | 24°42′49″N 103°25′15″E / 24.71361°N 103.42083°E |
| Type | Lake |
| Basin countries | China |
| Average depth | 24 square kilometres (5,900 acres) |
| Water volume | 1,810,000 m3 (0.00043 cu mi) |
| Surface elevation | 1,907 m (6,257 ft) |
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- Editing Group of General Situation of Shilin Yi Autonomous County (2007). 石林彝族自治县概况 [General Situation of Shilin Yi Autonomous County]. Beijing: Nationalities Publishing House. ISBN 978-7-1050-8540-8.
- Editing Group of Annals of Lunan Autonomous County (1996). 路南彞族自治县志 [Annals of Lunan Autonomous County]. Kunming, Yunnan: Yunnan Nationalities Publishing House. ISBN 7-5367-1294-4.