Xingyun Lake (simplified Chinese: 星云湖; traditional Chinese: 星雲湖; pinyin: Xīngyún Hú) also known as Jiangchuan Sea (Chinese: 江川海子; pinyin: Jiāngchuān Hǎizi), is a plateau lake in Yunnan Province, China. The Xingyun Lake and the Fuxian Lake are separated by a mountain and linked by a river.^[1] The lake has a total area of about 34.71 square kilometers. The average depth is 5.3 m, with an elevation of 1722 m. the water storage capacity is about 1.84×10⁸m³.^[2]

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Xingyun Lake
Jiangchuan Sea
Xingyun Lake
Coordinates	24°20′N 102°47′E
Catchment area	378 km2 (146 sq mi)
Basin countries	China
Max. length	10.5 km (7 mi)
Max. width	5.8 km (4 mi)
Surface area	34.71 km2 (0 sq mi)
Average depth	5.3 m (17 ft)
Max. depth	11 m (36 ft)
Water volume	184×10^6 m3 (6.5×10^9 cu ft)
Surface elevation	1,722 m (5,650 ft)
Settlements	Jiangchuan County

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