The area of ??Qinghai Lake is 4625.6 square kilometers.
Qinghai Lake, located in the northeastern part of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, is the largest lake in my country and the largest saltwater lake. Its lake surface is about 3196 meters above sea level, with an average water depth of over 21 meters, a maximum water depth of about 32.8 meters, and a circumference of about 360 meters. km, the water storage capacity of the lake is about 105 billion cubic meters. However, including the area of ??Qinghai Lake, the above data are constantly changing.
In September 2020, my country's Qinghai Provincial Institute of Meteorological Science announced that the area of ??Qinghai Lake was 4588.81 square kilometers. This data was measured using satellite remote sensing technology and increased compared with the same period in 2019. It covered 59.51 square kilometers, an increase of 213 square kilometers compared with July 2016, and compared with the summer of 2000.
Then Qinghai Lake has increased by 332 square kilometers in 20 years. It can be seen that the area of ??Qinghai Lake has indeed increased in the past 20 years. The enlargement of Qinghai Lake's area also means that its water depth, water storage capacity, circumference and lake elevation have increased, all of which are caused by the increase in external water flow. There are many reasons for this.
Qinghai Lake
Qinghai Lake, whose Tibetan name is "Cuowenbu", meaning "blue sea", is located in the northeastern part of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in Qinghai Province, China. The largest lake is also the largest saltwater lake and endorheic lake in China, with a total area of ??4625.6 square kilometers.
Qinghai Lake was formed by the collapse of the fault between Datong Mountain, Riyue Mountain and Qinghai Nanshan in the Qilian Mountains. Its Haixin Mountain and Bird Island are both tourist attractions. The water source of Qinghai Lake mainly relies on surface runoff and lake precipitation. In 2011, Qinghai Lake Scenic Area won the title of "National 5A Tourist Attraction".