Cibi Lake

Cibi Lake (Chinese: 茈碧湖; pinyin: Cíbì Hú) is a lake in Eryuan County, northwestern Yunnan Province, China. It lies about 73 km north of Dali City. It is fed by the Fengyu River and drains southward into the Erhai Lake via the Miju River (the upstream of it called Haiwei River).The lake is 6.1 km long and 0.75–2.5 km wide, with a 17 km shoreline.[1]

Cibi Lake
Cibi Lake viewed form north shore
Cibi Lake
LocationEryuan County, Yunnan Province, China
Coordinates26°09′N 99°57′E
Primary inflowsFengyu River
Primary outflowsHaiwei River
Basin countriesChina
Max. length6.1 km (4 mi)
Max. width2.5 km (2 mi)
Surface area8.46 km2 (0 sq mi)
Average depth11 m (36 ft)
Max. depth32 m (105 ft)
Water volume932 million cubic metres (32.9×10^9 cu ft)
Shore length117 km (11 mi)
Surface elevation2,056.2 m (6,746 ft)
SettlementsCibihu Town
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Notes

  1. Eryuan County Chronicle(《洱源县志》). Kunming: Yunnan People's Press. 1996. ISBN 7-222-02018-7.
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