Gyaring Lake (Tibetan: མཚོ་སྐྱ་རིང་, Wylie: mtsho skya ring) or Zhaling Lake (Chinese: 扎陵湖; pinyin: Zhālíng Hú) is a large freshwater lake in the Yellow River catchment in China, it is in the southeast of Qinghai Province, on the border between Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture and Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. The lake's Tibetan name means "Long Gray Lake". Gyaring Lake is 526 km², with a drainage area of 8161 km², an elevation of 4292 m, a length of 35 km and a mean width of 15 km (max 21.6 km).[2]

Gyaring Lake
Gyaring Lake is located in China
Gyaring Lake
Gyaring Lake
Coordinates34°55′N 97°16′E / 34.917°N 97.267°E / 34.917; 97.267
TypeFresh water lake
Primary inflowsYellow River, Kari Qu
Primary outflowsYellow River
Catchment area8,161 km2 (3,151 sq mi)
Basin countriesChina
Max. length35 km (22 mi)
Max. width21.6 km (13 mi)
Surface area526 km2 (200 sq mi)
Average depth8.9 m (29 ft)
Max. depth13.1 m (43 ft)
Water volume4.67 billion cubic metres (3.79×10^6 acre⋅ft)
Surface elevation4,292 m (14,081 ft)
Official nameZhaling Lake
Designated12 July 2004
Reference no.1442[1]
Map including Gyaring Hu

Climate

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Climate data for Gyaring Lake
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −7.4
(18.7)
−4.8
(23.4)
0.0
(32.0)
4.9
(40.8)
8.5
(47.3)
11.4
(52.5)
14.1
(57.4)
13.8
(56.8)
9.9
(49.8)
4.0
(39.2)
−2.4
(27.7)
−6.0
(21.2)
3.8
(38.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) −15.3
(4.5)
−12.6
(9.3)
−7.5
(18.5)
−2.1
(28.2)
2.3
(36.1)
5.6
(42.1)
8.3
(46.9)
7.6
(45.7)
4.1
(39.4)
−2.0
(28.4)
−10.0
(14.0)
−14.3
(6.3)
−3.0
(26.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −23.2
(−9.8)
−20.3
(−4.5)
−14.9
(5.2)
−9.0
(15.8)
−3.9
(25.0)
−0.1
(31.8)
2.5
(36.5)
1.5
(34.7)
−1.7
(28.9)
−8.0
(17.6)
−17.5
(0.5)
−22.6
(−8.7)
−9.8
(14.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 4
(0.2)
5
(0.2)
8
(0.3)
12
(0.5)
30
(1.2)
62
(2.4)
73
(2.9)
63
(2.5)
48
(1.9)
18
(0.7)
4
(0.2)
3
(0.1)
330
(13.1)
Source: Climate-Data.org

Notes

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  1. ^ "Zhaling Lake". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  2. ^ Sumin, Wang; Hongshen, Dou (1998). Lakes in China. Beijing: Science Press. p. 479. ISBN 7-03-006706-1.
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