A number of natural lakes throughout the world are drying or completely dry due to irrigation or urban use diverting inflow.[1][2]
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (October 2013) |
Lake name | Location | Coordinates | Original size | as of | Reduced size | as of | References |
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Aral Sea | Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan | 45°N 60°E | 68,000 km2 (26,000 sq mi) | 1960 | 14,280 km2 (5,510 sq mi) | 2010 | [3] |
Lake Chad | Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria | 13.0°N 14.5°E / 13.0; 14.5 (Lake Chad) | 22,000 km2 (8,500 sq mi) | 1966 | 300 km2 (120 sq mi) | 2006 | [4] |
Qinghai Lake | China | 37.0°N 100.1°E / 37.0; 100.1 (Qinghai Lake) | 6,000 km2 (2,300 sq mi) | 4,543 km2 (1,754 sq mi) | 2020 | [5][6][7] | |
Lake Urmia | Iran | 37.7°N 45.4°E / 37.7; 45.4 (Lake Urmia) | 5,000 km2 (1,900 sq mi) | 2,820 km2 (1,090 sq mi) | 2021 | [8] | |
Great Salt Lake | Utah, U.S. | 41.2°N 112.5°W / 41.2; -112.5 (Great Salt Lake) | 4,400 km2 (1,700 sq mi) | 1980s | 2,500 km2 (950 sq mi) | 2021 | [9][10] |
Poyang Lake | Jiangxi, China | 29.1°N 116.3°E / 29.1; 116.3 (Poyang Lake) | 3,500 km2 (1,400 sq mi) | 200 km2 (77 sq mi) | 2012 | [11] | |
Lake Poopó | Bolivia | 18.6°S 67.1°W / -18.6; -67.1 (Lake Poopó) | 3,000 km2 (1,200 sq mi) | 0 | 2015 | [12] | |
Hamun Lake | Irano-Afghan border | 30.8°N 61.7°E / 30.8; 61.7 (Hamun Lake) | 2,000 km2 (770 sq mi) | 0 | 2002 | [13] | |
Lop Nur | Xinjiang, China | 40.5°N 90.5°E / 40.5; 90.5 (Lop Nur) | 2,000 km2 (770 sq mi) | 1950s | 0 | 1970 | [14] |
Tulare Lake | California, U.S. | 36.0°N 119.8°W / 36.0; -119.8 (Tulare Lake) | 1,800 km2 (690 sq mi) | 1880 | 0 | 1899 | [15] |
Lake Chapala | Mexico | 20.2°N 103.0°W / 20.2; -103.0 (Lake Chapala) | 1,048 km2 (405 sq mi) | 1986 | 812 km2 (314 sq mi) | 2001 | [16] |
Dead Sea | Palestine, Jordan, and Israel | 31.5°N 35.5°E / 31.5; 35.5 (Dead Sea) | 1,030 km2 (400 sq mi) | 1960 | 605 km2 (234 sq mi) | 2016 | [17][18] |
Lake Ebinur | Xinjiang, China | 44.9°N 83°E / 44.9; 83 (Lake Ebi) | 1,000 km2 (390 sq mi) | 1955 | 500 km2 (190 sq mi) | 2014 | [19][20] |
Salton Sea | California, U.S. | 33.3°N 115.8°W / 33.3; -115.8 (Salton Sea) | 940 km2 (363 sq mi) | 2003 | 832 km2 (321 sq mi) | 2022 | [21][22] |
Lake Faguibine | Mali | 16.7°N 4.0°W / 16.7; -4.0 (Lake Faguibine) | 590 km2 (230 sq mi) | 1974 | 0 | 2000 | [23] |
Pyramid Lake | Nevada, U.S. | 40.1°N 119.6°W / 40.1; -119.6 (Pyramid Lake) | 510 km2 (125,000 acres) | [24][25] | |||
Lake Amik | Turkey | 36.3°N 36.3°E / 36.3; 36.3 (Lake Amik) | 300–350 km2 (120–140 sq mi) | 1950s | 0 | 2012 | [26] |
Lake Cuitzeo | Michoacán, Mexico | 19.93°N 101.08°W / 19.93; -101.08 (Lake Cuitzeo) | 300 km2 (120 sq mi) | 1941 | [27] | ||
Owens Lake | California, U.S. | 36.43°N 117.95°W / 36.43; -117.95 (Owens Lake) | 280 km2 (110 sq mi) | 1913 | 0 | 1926 | [28] |
Walker Lake | Nevada, U.S. | 38.69°N 118.74°W / 38.69; -118.74 (Walker Lake) | 277.1 km2 (68,480 acres) | 1882 | 130.3 km2 (32,190 acres) | 2005 | [29] |
Alan Nur | Xinjiang, China | 45.80°N 85.93°E / 45.80; 85.93 (Alan Nur) | 238 km2 (92 sq mi) | 1950 | 0 | 1970 | [30][31] |
Mono Lake | California, U.S. | 38.02°N 119.01°W / 38.02; -119.01 (Mono Lake) | 220 km2 (55,000 acres) | 1941 | 171 km2 (42,300 acres) | 2015 | [32] |
Lake Albert | South Australia | 35.63°S 139.28°E / -35.63; 139.28 (Lake Albert) | 168 km2 (65 sq mi) | [33][34] | |||
Lake Hindmarsh | Australia | 36.06°S 141.91°E / -36.06; 141.91 (Lake Hindmarsh) | 135 km2 (52 sq mi) | 1975 | 0 | 2000 | [35] |
Lake Hula (he) | Israel | 33.1°N 35.6°E / 33.1; 35.6 | 14 km2 (5.4 sq mi) | Pre 1950 | 0 | 1950's | [36] |
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