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Chang Lake (Yunnan)

Coordinates: 24°42′49″N 103°25′15″E / 24.71361°N 103.42083°E / 24.71361; 103.42083
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Chang Lake
长湖 (Chinese)
Chang Lake in 2015.
Chang Lake is located in Yunnan
Chang Lake
Chang Lake
LocationChanghu Town, Shilin Yi Autonomous County, Yunnan
Coordinates24°42′49″N 103°25′15″E / 24.71361°N 103.42083°E / 24.71361; 103.42083
TypeLake
Basin countriesChina
Average depth24 square kilometres (5,900 acres)
Water volume1,810,000 m3 (0.00043 cu mi)
Surface elevation1,907 m (6,257 ft)

Chang Lake(simplified Chinese: 长湖; traditional Chinese: 長湖; pinyin: Cháng Hú; lit. 'Long Lake'), also known as Cang Lake (藏湖; Cáng Hú; 'Hidden Lake'), is a lake located in the town of Chang Lake, Shilin Yi Autonomous County, Yunnan, China. Changhu, 1,907-metre (6,257 ft) above sea level, has a circumference of 5,000-metre (16,000 ft), a maximum depth of 24-metre (79 ft), and has a storage capacity of some 1,810,000 m3 (0.00043 cu mi) of water.[1][2]

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  • Editing Group of General Situation of Shilin Yi Autonomous County (2007). 石林彝族自治县概况 [General Situation of Shilin Yi Autonomous County]. Beijing: Nationalities Publishing House. ISBN 978-7-1050-8540-8.
  • Editing Group of Annals of Lunan Autonomous County (1996). 路南彞族自治县志 [Annals of Lunan Autonomous County]. Kunming, Yunnan: Yunnan Nationalities Publishing House. ISBN 7-5367-1294-4.