| Ayake Kumu, Ayakkum, Ayakum | |
| Location: | Xinjiang |
| Coords: | 37.55°N 112°W |
| Pushpin Map: | China Xinjiang Bayingolin # China |
| Pushpin Label Position: | top |
Ayakkum Lake (Chinese: 阿雅克库木湖; ئاياققۇم كۆلى) is a lake near the northern boundary of the Tibetan Plateau, to the southeast of the Kunlun Mountains.[1] While many of the small glacier and snowmelt-fed streams on the Plateau give rise to major South-east Asian rivers (including the Mekong and Yangtze), some empty into saline lakes such as Lake Ayakkum.[1] The lake is growing because of increased flows from small glacier- and snowmelt-fed streams.[2]