Chenghai Lake
People's Republic of China · Asia
About
Chenghai Lake (pinyin: Chénghaǐ) is a mesotrophic plateau lake in Yunnan Province, China. The lake has a total area of about 77.22 square kilometres (29.81 sq mi). The average depth is 25.7 metres (84 ft), with an elevation of 1,503 metres (4; 931 ft). the water storage capacity is about 19.87×108m3 (i.e about 2 billion m³ or 2 km³). Chenghai Lake is one of only three lakes in the world where Spirulina is found naturally.
Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Photography via Wikimedia Commons.