Dongling Lake[1][2][lower-alpha 1] is a lake in the Qarhan Playa north of Golmud in the Haixi Prefecture of Qinghai Province in northwestern China. Like the other lakes of the surrounding Qaidam Basin, it is extremely saline.

Dongling Lake
Sentinel-2 image (2017)
Dongling Lake
Location	Golmud County Haixi Prefecture Qinghai Province China
Coordinates	37°17′58″N 94°49′19.5″E
Type	Endorheic saline lake
Native name	东陵湖 (Chinese)
Basin countries	China
Surface area	7.2 km2 (2.8 sq mi)
Surface elevation	2,690.3 m (8,826 ft)

Dongling Lake
The Sanhu Depression in 2014, with Dongling Lake in the SE north of Dabusun Lake (ESA)
Traditional Chinese	東陵湖
Simplified Chinese	东陵湖
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Dōnglíng Hú Wade–Giles Tung-ling Hu

Geography

Dongling Lake lies on the north edge of the Qarhan Playa at an elevation of 2,690.3 m (8,826 ft) above sea level.[1] It has an area of 7.2 km² (2.8 sq mi).[1] Its depth does not usually exceed 1 m (3 ft 3 in).[5]

Dongling's position at the northern end of the playa means that its waters are far more influenced by the mineral springs and their high concentrations of solutes.[6]

See also

• Qarhan Playa & Qaidam Basin
• List of lakes and saltwater lakes of China

Notes

References

Citations

Bibliography

• Lowenstein, Timothy K.; et al. (2009), "Closed Basin Brine Evolution and the Influence of Ca–Cl Inflow Waters: Death Valley and Bristol Dry Lake, California, Qaidam Basin, China, and Salar de Atacama, Chile", Aquatic Geochemistry, vol. 15, Springer, pp. 71–94, doi:10.1007/s10498-008-9046-z, S2CID 129168176.
• Spencer, Ronald James; et al. (1990), "Origin of Potash Salts and Brines in the Qaidam Basin, China" (PDF), Fluid-Mineral Interactions: A Tribute to H.P. Eugster, Special Publication No. 2, Geochemical Society.
• Yu Shengsong; et al. (2009), Chá'ěrhán Yánhé Zīyuán: Kěchíxù Lìyòng Yánjiū 察尔汗盐河资源: 可持续利用研究 [Qarhan Playa Resources: A Study of Sustainable Use] (PDF) (in Chinese), Beijing: Kexue Chubanshe.
• Zheng Mianping (1997), An Introduction to Saline Lakes on the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau, Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers, ISBN 9789401154581.