List of saltwater lakes of China

There are thousands of lakes in the People's Republic of China, including 945 saltwater lakes and 166 salt lakes. Salt lakes and saltwater lakes are listed down there.

The Database of Chinese Lakes provided data on China's salt lakes. Changes in water level, environment, and human activities may increase or decrease the size of each lakes over time.

The Five Largest Salt lakes

Qinghai Lake

Namtso

Siling Lake

Ulungur Lake

Yamdrok Lake

Lop Nor

Dabusun Lake

Kunteyi Salt Lake

Manas Lake

Dalangtan Salt Lake

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The location of five largest saltwater lakes (blue) and dried salt lakes (cyan) in the People's Republic of China

Five Largest Saltwater Lakes

The five largest saltwater lakes in China include:

English Name	Chinese Name	Province	Area (Square Kilometre)
Qinghai Lake	青海湖おうみこ	Qinghai	4340
Namtso	纳木错	Tibet	1961.5
Siling Lake	色いろ林りん错	Tibet	1628
Ulungur Lake	乌伦古こ湖みずうみ	Xinjiang	753
Yamdrok Lake	羊ひつじ卓たく雍错	Tibet	638

Dried or Divided Salt Lakes

English Name	Chinese Name	Province	Location	Area (Square Kilometer)	Current Condition
Qarhan Playa	察尔汗干あせび盐湖	Qinghai	36°55′N 94°45′E	5856	Divided into smaller salt lakes
Lop Nor	罗布泊はく	Xinjiang	40°20′N 90°38′E	5500	Dried up
Kunteyi Salt Lake	昆こん特とく依よ干ひ盐湖	Qinghai	38°52′N 93°5′E	1680	Divided into smaller salt lakes
Manas Lake	玛纳斯湖	Xinjiang	45°48′N 85°58′E	577.8	Shrank into a wetland
Dalangtan Salt Lake	大浪おおなみ滩干盐湖	Qinghai	38°30′N 91°29′E	500	Divided into smaller salt lakes

Other Saltwater Lakes

English Name	Chinese Name	Province	Area (km²)
Chaka	茶ちゃ卡盐湖みずうみ	Qinghai	116
Dabiele	大だい别勒湖みずうみ	Qinghai	7.4
Dabusun	达布逊湖	Qinghai	184–334
Ebi	艾もぐさ比ひ湖みずうみ	Xinjiang	500
Gahai	尕海	Qinghai	47
North Hulsan	北きた霍布逊湖	Qinghai	0–90
Rakshastal	拉ひしげ昂のぼる错	Tibet	269
South Hulsan	南みなみ霍布逊湖	Qinghai	33
Suli	涩聂湖みずうみ	Qinghai	69–85
Tuanjie	团结湖みずうみ	Qinghai	6
West Dabusun	西にし大だい布ぬの逊湖	Qinghai	0–30
Xiaobiele	小しょう别勒湖みずうみ	Qinghai	6.3
Xiezuo	协作湖みずうみ	Qinghai	17
Zabuye	扎布耶茶卡	Tibet	247

See also

• List of lakes of China