Lake Huangqi Explained

Lake Huangqi
黄旗海
Location:, China
Pushpin Map:Inner Mongolia
Basin Countries:China
Length:20km (10miles)
Width:9abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Area:110-
Depth:4-
Max-Depth:35m (115feet)
Volume:460-

Lake Huangqi, also known by its Chinese name as the Huangqi Hai, is a lake in Chahar Right Front Banner, Ulanqab Prefecture, Inner Mongolia, China. The lake has shrunk dramatically from its original size. Every year the lake looses more water to evaporation than is replenished by the now smaller rivers which feed it.

Name

The present name dates to the Qing, when it was named after one of the Eight Banners.

Geography

Lake Huangqi is a lake in Chahar Right Front Banner, Ulanqab Prefecture, Inner Mongolia, China. It forms an irregular inverted triangle of about 110-, with an east–west distance of about 20km (10miles) and a north–south distance of about 9km (06miles). Having an average depth of 4m-10mm (13feet-30feetm) and a maximal depth of 35m (115feet), it holds 460- of water.

History

Under the Qin, Huangqi and Dai lakes formed the northern boundaries of Yanmen Commandery, marking part of the northern frontier of the Chinese empire.

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