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57 lake guides in China, out of 3,551 named lakes we know there.

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China2,329 km²29°max Poyang Lake

China2,398 km² Qinghai Lake

China4,267 km²16°max West Lake

China5.1 km²31°max Dian Lake

China298 km²24°max Hulun Lake

China2,121 km²23°max Erhai Lake

China242 km²24°max Lake Manasarovar

China414 km²12°max Hongze Lake

China1,374 km²29°max Namtso

China1,964 km²12°max Chao Lake

China787 km²29°max Dongting Lake

China144 km²29°max Bosten Lake

China962 km²24°max Yamdrok Lake

China567 km²15°max Lake Rakshastal

China261 km²11°max Gaoyou Lake

China703 km²29°max Aibi Lake

China565 km²26°max Sayram Lake

China460 km²15°max Xuanwu Lake

China3.2 km²30°max Ulungur Lake

China855 km²22°max Kanas Lake

China42.7 km²16°max Lugu Lake

China50.0 km²22°max Heaven Lake

China8.7 km² Qiandao Lake

China425 km²29°max Dianshan Lake

China62.2 km²29°max Siling Lake

China1,750 km²14°max Xinfengjiang Reservoir

China265 km²29°max East Lake

China24.3 km²30°max Jingpo Lake

China73.4 km²24°max Nansi Lake

China175 km²30°max Daminghu

China0.3 km² Black Lake

China4.9 km²15°max Fuxian Lake

China215 km²24°max Luoma Lake

China248 km²29°max Dongping Lake

China140 km²29°max Heaven Lake of Tian Shan

China2.2 km²17°max Xiechi Lake

China37.8 km²32°max Gyaring Lake

China521 km²14°max Mochou Lake

China0.2 km²31°max Ngoring Lake

China618 km²13°max Ming Tombs Reservoir

China2.3 km²28°max Tangra Yumco

China825 km²13°max Danjiangkou Shuiku

China286 km²29°max South Lake

China0.5 km² Ayakum Lake

China616 km²13°max Zhari Namco

China958 km²14°max Caohai Lake

China21.1 km²22°max Shing Mun Reservoir

China0.4 km²28°max Chagan Lake

China247 km²25°max Plover Cove Reservoir

China11.2 km²30°max Hong Lake

China215 km²30°max Supung Lake

China285 km²26°max Chenghai Lake

China74.8 km²26°max West Lake

China0.9 km²30°max Meilin Reservoir

China0.3 km² Nanwan Shuiku

China39.4 km²30°max Dalai Nur

China214 km²22°max

Other well-known lakes in China

Three Gorges Reservoir Region853.0 km²
Qiong Lake25.9 km²
Tai Tam Intermediate Reservoir0.1 km²
South Lake9.2 km²
Lake Puma Yumco283.2 km²
Har Hu585.6 km²
Kunming Lake1.3 km²
Tai Lam Chung Reservoir1.2 km²
Orba Co91.2 km²
Shenzhen Reservoir3.4 km²
Zhabuye Salt Lake146.7 km²
Urru Lake346.7 km²
Dabusun Lake321.9 km²
Miyun Reservoir121.7 km²
Aksai Chin Lake166.0 km²
Manas Lake263.9 km²
Songtao Shuiku58.0 km²
Cona Lake188.3 km²
Chaiwopu Lake29.9 km²
Pagsum Lake26.0 km²
Aqqikkol Hu354.7 km²
Lumaqangdong Co347.0 km²
Chaka Salt Lake116.4 km²
Ailik Lake19.4 km²

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