Partner Living Lakes
MRLSD (Promotion Association for Mountain-River-Lake Regional Sustainable Development)
Partner Lake since
2002
national protection status
Ramsar site (since 1992)
Protected area
224 sq. km [km²] of area are RAMSAR site
Size
4,400 sq. km [km²] in the rainy season
1,000 sq. km [km²] in the dry season
Length, width
170 km, 17 km
Water volume
2.95 billion cubic m [m³]
Lake sedimentation
13.015 million t per year
Maximum depth
25.1 m
Mean depth
8.4 m
Sea level
12 m
Catchment area
162,225 sq. km [km²]
In-flows
5 rivers
Largest in-flows
Gan and Xiu Rivers, connection to Yangtse River over channel
Salinity
fresh water
Precipitation per year
1,340 - 1,780 mm
Mean water temperature
18.3 °C
Mean air temperature
16 - 18 °C
Completely frozen over
never
Location
People´s Republic of China, Province Jiangxi
Higher plants
600 species
Birds
332 species,
54 red-list species,
White Cranes and Siberian Cranes
Waterfowl max.
500,000 individuals (124 species)
Mammals
45 species
Amphibians and reptiles
81 species
Fish
122 species
Inhabitants in the lake area
8 million people
Biggest problem
pollution, floods, erosion and degradation, eutrophication