Chao-hu (Lake Chao)
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| Site Name |
ASI-07 |
Photo : Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences |
| Lake Name |
Chao-hu (Lake Chao) |
| State |
Anhui Province |
| Country |
P. R. China |
| Latitude |
31:0N |
| Longitude |
117:4E |
| Altitude [m] |
- |
| Surface area [m2] |
756,200,000 |
Volume [m3] |
1,700,000,000 |
| Maximum depth [m] |
- |
Mean depth [m] |
7.65 |
| Water level control |
Regulated |
Normal range of annual water level fluctuation [m] |
- |
| Length of shoreline [m] |
185,000 |
Residence time [yr] |
- |
| Catchment area [m2] |
10,430,000,000 |
Hours of bright Sunshine [hr yr-1] |
- |
| Solar radiation [MJ m-2 day-1] |
- |
Freezing period |
None |
| Mixing type |
- |
Annual fish catch [t yr-1] |
3,000 |
| Total N loading [t yr-1] |
- |
Total P loading [t yr-1] |
- |
| Population |
5,330,000 |
Population density of catchment area [person km-2] |
583 |
WATER USAGE
| Domestic water usage [m3 sec-1] |
- |
Irigation water usage [m3 sec-1] |
- |
| Industrial water usage [m3 sec-1] |
- |
Power generation usage [m3 sec-1] |
- |
LAND USE
| Natural landscape [%] |
17.6 |
Agricultural land [%] |
62.1 |
Others [%] |
20.3 |
| Siltation |
Serious |
Toxic Contamination |
Not Serious |
| Eutrophication |
- |
Acidification |
- |
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