Junshan Lake

Junshan Lake (Chinese: 军山湖; pinyin: Jūnshān Hú)also known as "Sun Moon Lake" (Chinese: 日月湖; pinyin: Rìyuè Hú)during ancient times, is a freshwater lake in China. It is located in Jinxian County of Jiangxi Province, situated to the south of Poyang Lake. The drainage basin has an area of 615 km2, with an elevation of 18 m, a length of 25 km and a greatest breadth from east to west of 18.2 km (the average breadth is only 7.7 km). The lake has a surface area of 192.5 km2, and volume is about 7.66×108m3. The maximum depth of the Junshan Lake is 6.4 m, though the average is 4 m.[1] The lake is rich in fish and crab.

Junshan Lake
Junshan Lake
Coordinates28°34′N 116°19′E
Lake typeFresh water lake
Catchment area615 km2 (237 sq mi)
Basin countriesChina
Max. length25 km (16 mi)
Max. width18.2 km (11 mi)
Surface area192.5 km2 (100 sq mi)
Average depth4 m (13 ft)
Max. depth6.4 m (21 ft)
Water volume766×10^6 m3 (27.1×10^9 cu ft)
Surface elevation18 m (59 ft)

Notes

  1. Sumin, Wang; Hongshen, Dou (1998). Lakes in China. Beijing: Science Press. p. 225. ISBN 7-03-006706-1.
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