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Lugu Lake

Lugu Lake (simplified Chinese: 泸沽湖; traditional Chinese: 瀘沽湖; pinyin: Lúgū Hú) is a lake in the Yunnan plateau in China. The lake is part of the border between Ninglang County, Yunnan and Yanyuan County, Sichuan. It is an alpine lake. Because it is at an elevation of 2,685 metres (8,809 ft), it is the highest lake in all of Yunnan. The lake is surrounded by mountains. It has five islands, four peninsulas, fourteen bays, and seventeen beaches.[2][3][4][5][6][7]

Location
Coordinates 27°42′N 100°48′E / 27.7°N 100.8°E / 27.7; 100.8Coordinates: 27°42′N 100°48′E / 27.7°N 100.8°E / 27.7; 100.8
Primary  inflows Mosuo River
Primary  outflows Gaizu River (seasonal) joining Yalong River
Catchment  area 171.4 square kilometres (66.2 sq mi)
Basin  countries China
Max. length 9.4 kilometres (5.8 mi)
Max. width 5.2 kilometres (3.2 mi) (average)
Surface area 48.5 square kilometres (18.7 sq mi)
Max. depth 93.5 metres (307 ft)
Residence time 18 years[1]
Surface  elevation 2,685 metres (8,809 ft)
Islands Five

Lugu Lake Media

  • Lugu Lake in the morning.

  • The island on which Joseph Rock lived

  • From a boat on Lugu lake

  • Colourfully attired Mosuo girls

  • Local Mosuo boat on Lugu Lake

  • Mosuo boys

  • Clothes of religious ceremonies of Moso, photo taken at Moso's Folk museum

  • Marshy land in the periphery of Lugu Lake

  • A view of Grass Sea on the shores of Lugu Lake

References

  1. ↑ Lake Lugu (in en). World Lake DatabaseInternational Lake Environment Committee (ILEC). Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  2. ↑ Fish Fauna Status in the Lugu Lake with Preliminary Analysis on Cause and Effect of Human ImpactsZoological Research, Kuming Institute of Zoology. Retrieved 2010-08-20.
  3. ↑ Travel:Lugu LakeCRIENGLISH.com. Retrieved 2010-08-19.
  4. ↑ Mansfield, Stephen. China: Yunnan Province. Lugu Lake (2007)Bradt Travel Guides. p. 149–150. ISBN 978-1-84162-169-2.
  5. ↑ Guo, Huancheng. Countryside of China. Lugu Lake Exotic Oriental Land of Women (2007)China Intercontinental Press. p. 105–109. ISBN 978-7-5085-1096-5. Retrieved 2010-08-19.
  6. ↑ Dorje, Gyurme. Tibet handbook: with Bhutan (1999)Footprint Travel Guides. p. 425–426. ISBN 1-900949-33-4. Retrieved 2010-08-19.
  7. ↑ Legerton, Colin. Invisible China: A Journey Through Ethnic Borderlands. The Country of Daughters (2009)Chicago Review Press. p. 129-. ISBN 978-1-55652-814-9. Retrieved 2010-08-20.
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