Ge Lake

Lake in Jiangsu, China
31°35′20″N 119°47′48″E / 31.58889°N 119.79667°E / 31.58889; 119.79667Lake typeFresh water lakeBasin countriesChinaMax. length22.1 km (14 mi)Max. width9 km (6 mi)Surface area146.5 km2 (100 sq mi)Average depth1.19 m (4 ft)Max. depth1.9 m (6 ft)Water volume174×10^6 m3 (6.1×10^9 cu ft)Surface elevation3.24 m (11 ft)

Ge Lake (Chinese: 滆湖; pinyin: Gé Hú) is a freshwater lake in the south of Jiangsu Province, China, northwest of Lake Tai. The lake has a total area of about 146.5 square kilometers. The average depth is 1.19 m, the water storage capacity is about 1.74×108m3.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ Sumin, Wang; Hongshen, Dou (1998). Lakes in China. Beijing: Science Press. p. 286. ISBN 7-03-006706-1.
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