Jingpo Lake

Lake Jingpo
Location	Ningan County, Heilongjiang
Coordinates	43°52′48″N 128°56′24″E
Basin countries	China
Max. length	45 km
Max. width	6 km
Surface area	95 km²
Max. depth	62 m

Jingpo Lake
Traditional Chinese	鏡泊湖
Simplified Chinese	镜泊湖
Literal meaning	"Mirror Lake"
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Jìng Pōhú Wade–Giles Ching⁴ P‘o¹-hu² IPA t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹ pʰu̯ɔ⁵⁵xu³⁵

Jingpo Lake or Lake Jingpo is a lake located in the upper reaches of the Mudan River among the Wanda Mountains in Ningan County, Heilongjiang, in the People's Republic of China. Earlier names for the lake include Meituohu Lake, Huhanhai Lake, and Bi’erteng Lake.

The length of the lake from north to south is 45 kilometers (28 mi) and the widest distance between east and west is only 6 kilometers (3.7 mi). The area is 95 km² (37 sq mi) and the storage capacity is 1.63 billion m³. The south part of lake is shallow with the deepest place in the northern part at 62 meters (203 ft).

The lake was created about 10,000 years ago when volcanic eruptions in the region blocked the flow of the Mudanjiang River.

The northern side of the river cascades down the Diaoshuilou Falls, a 40 m (130 ft) waterfall formed by the lake. This lake is famous for its craggy limestone cliffs (similar to those of Guilin) and its turquoise-colored waters containing 40 types of fish and fresh water coral.

On Titan, the largest moon of the planet Saturn, there is a large surface body of liquid hydrocarbons, Jingpo Lacus, named after Jingpo Lake.

See also

• List of volcanoes in China

External links

• Brief Introduction of China's Major Lakes
• Jingpo Lake: More Than Natural Scenery with photos