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]
| Ge Lake | |
|---|---|
| He Hu | |
-20180722.jpg) Ge Lake, taken from S38 Changhe Expressway | |
  Ge Lake Location in Jiangsu | |
| Location | Yixing and Wujin District Jiangsu |
| Coordinates | 31°35′20″N 119°47′48″E / 31.58889°N 119.79667°E |
| Lake type | Fresh water lake |
| Basin countries | China |
| Max. length | 22.1 km (14 mi) |
| Max. width | 9 km (6 mi) |
| Surface area | 146.5 km2 (100 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 1.19 m (4 ft) |
| Max. depth | 1.9 m (6 ft) |
| Water volume | 174×106 m3 (6.1×109 cu ft) |
| Surface elevation | 3.24 m (11 ft) |
Notes
edit- ^ Sumin, Wang; Hongshen, Dou (1998). Lakes in China. Beijing: Science Press. p. 286. ISBN 7-03-006706-1.