1. Poyang Lake

Poyang Lake 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 ??3914km 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.

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 2,625km? in the dry season and more than 3,900 square kilometers in the flood season. The total area of ??the lake area reaches 18,000km?.

The volume reaches 10 to 20 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. 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.

4. 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 1576.9km?.

The source of lake water, in addition to atmospheric precipitation, mainly depends 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.

5. Chaohu Lake

Chaohu Lake was called Nanchao in ancient times. It is the fifth largest freshwater lake in China. Located in Hefei City, Anhui Province, surrounded by lakes and rivers, it is the hinterland of Anhui's "Golden Triangle" and is known as the "Geneva of the East". Area 769.5km?. There are Hangbu River, Fengle River, Shangpai River, Nanfei River, Zhegao River and other inflows, and the lake water flows into the Yangtze River through Yuxi River. It has the advantages of water storage and irrigation, and is famous for its whitebait production.

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