Ranking of the top twenty freshwater lakes in China

First place, Poyang Lake in Jiangxi.

Second place, Dongting Lake in Hunan.

Third place, Taihu Lake in Jiangsu Province was called Zhenze in ancient times, also known as Five Lakes.

Fourth place, Hulun Lake in Inner Mongolia.

Fifth place, Hongze Lake, Jiangsu.

Sixth place, Namtso, Tibet, is located between Damxung County and Bangor County in Tibet.

The seventh place, Shandong Nansi Lake, is the general name for four connected lakes, including Weishan Lake, Zhaoyang Lake, Dushan Lake, and Nanyang Lake.

Eighth place, Bosten Lake in Xinjiang. It was called "Western Sea" in ancient times and "Fish Sea" in Tang Dynasty.

Ninth place, Gaoyou Lake is also known as Zhuhu Lake and Biwa Lake.

Tenth place, Chaohu, Anhui.

No. 11, Ulungu Lake in Xinjiang, known as Gale Zalbash Lake in Uighur, also known as Brentuo Sea, Fuhai, and Dahaizi.

The twelfth place is Yangzhuo Yumcuo in Tibet, referred to as Yanghu.

Extended information:

1. Poyang Lake

It was called Pengze in ancient times. Located in the northern part of Jiangxi Province and on the south bank of the Yangtze River, it is the largest freshwater lake in China. When the flood level is 21.69 meters, the lake is 170.0 kilometers long, with an average width of 17.3 kilometers, an area of ??3914km2 in the rainy season, a maximum water depth of 29.19 meters, an average water depth of 5.1 meters, and a water storage capacity of 149.6×108 cubic meters.

Poyang Lake water mainly relies on surface runoff and lake surface precipitation for recharge. The main rivers flowing into the lake include Ganjiang River, Fuhe River, Xinjiang River, Raohe River, Xiushui, etc., and flow into the Yangtze River through Hukou County, Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province. It carries water from the five rivers of Gan, Fu, Xin, Rao and Xiu, and leads to the Yangtze River at the bottom. It is wide in the south and narrow in the north, like a huge gourd tied to the waist of the Yangtze River. The water flowing into the Yangtze River every year exceeds the Yellow River and Huaihe River. The total flow of the Yangtze River and the Haihe River is the regulator of the Yangtze River water flow.

Poyang Lake has vast mist and lush water plants. There are a large number of rare fish from the Yangtze River Basin roaming in the lake. Many rare birds inhabit here every year, making the scenery of Poyang Lake even more pleasant.

2. Dongting Lake

Dongting Lake, located south of the middle reaches of the Yangtze River in northern Hunan Province, is the second largest freshwater lake in China. Its area is about 2,625km2 in the dry season and more than 3,900 square kilometers in the flood season. The total area of ??the lake area reaches 18,000km2. The volume reaches 10 billion cubic meters. The main rivers entering the lake are Xiangjiang River, Zishui River, Yuan River and Lishui River. Spanning the two provinces of Hunan and Hubei, it is connected to the Yangtze River in the north and the Xiang, Zi, Yuan and Feng rivers in the south. It is known as the "Eight Hundred Mile Dongting Lake".

3. Freshwater Lake

Dongting Lake means the fairy cave, which shows its beautiful and charming scenery. Its biggest feature is that there is a lake outside the lake and mountains in the lake. The lakeside scenery is extremely beautiful, and many scenic spots are national-level scenic spots, such as Yueyang Tower, Junshan, Du Fu's Tomb, Confucian Temple, Longzhou Academy and other historic sites.

Dongting Lake is a famous land of fish and rice, with extremely rich products. Specialties in the lake include river clams, eels, Dongting crabs and other precious river foods. Dongting Lake's "Lake in a Lake" Lotus Lake is rich in Xianglian, which is famous both at home and abroad.

4. Taihu Lake

Taihu Lake was called Zhenze in ancient times, also known as "Lize". It is the relic of an ancient coastal lake and is the third largest freshwater lake in China. It is located at the junction of Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, in the southern part of the Yangtze River Delta. About 1 million years ago, Taihu Lake was still a large bay. Later, it was gradually isolated from the sea and turned into an inland lake through the process of desalination of lake water.

Taihu Lake covers an area of ??2425km2 and has a shoreline of 400 kilometers. It is the third largest freshwater lake in my country. Taihu Lake is a large shallow lake in the plain water network area. The lake area is known to have 48 islands and 72 peaks. The lakes and mountains complement each other. It has uncarved natural beauty and is known as "Taihu Lake is the most beautiful in the world". Wuxi landscapes, Suzhou gardens, Dongting Dongshan and Xishan in Wuxian County, and Yixing Dongtian World are all famous tourist attractions in the Taihu Lake area.

Taihu Lake is located in the center of the Jiangnan water network. The river network has a large storage capacity and relatively stable water levels, which is conducive to irrigation and shipping. The Taihu Lake Basin has a total area of ??36,500km2 and a population of 34 million. With less than 0.4% of the country’s land area, it creates about 1/8 of the country’s GDP. Its urbanization level ranks first in the country. Township industry is developed, and its grain output accounts for 1/8 of the country’s total. 3%, and the output value of freshwater fish industry also accounts for a high proportion. The Taihu Plain has a mild and humid climate, dense water network, and fertile soil. It is an important commercial grain base and one of the three major sericulture bases in my country. It is known as the "land of fish and rice."

5. Hongze Lake

Hongze Lake is located on the alluvial plain in the middle reaches of the Huaihe River in the west of Hongze County, Jiangsu Province. It is the fourth largest freshwater lake in China.

Hongze Lake is a shallow lake with a water depth generally within 4 meters and a maximum depth of 5.5 meters. The total area of ??the lake area is 1576.9km2. The source of lake water, in addition to atmospheric precipitation, mainly relies on water from rivers. The rivers flowing into Hongze Lake include Huaihe River, Suihe River, Bianhe River and Anhe River. It is the largest plain reservoir lake in my country.

Reference: Freshwater Lake - Baidu Encyclopedia