Data Summary: Dongting-hu (Lake Dongting)
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| Site Name |
ASI-11 |
Photo : T. Kira |
| Lake Name |
Dongting-hu (Lake Dongting) |
| State |
Hunan Province |
| Country |
P. R. China |
| Latitude |
29:2N |
| Longitude |
112:2E |
| Altitude [m] |
33.5 |
| Surface area [m2] |
2,740,000,000 |
Volume [m3] |
17,800,000,000 |
| Maximum depth [m] |
30.8 |
Mean depth [m] |
6.7 |
| Water level control |
Unregulated |
Normal range of annual water level fluctuation [m] |
12.15 |
| Length of shoreline [m] |
- |
Residence time [yr] |
- |
| Catchment area [m2] |
259,430,000,000 |
Hours of bright Sunshine [hr yr-1] |
- |
| Solar radiation [MJ m-2 day-1] |
- |
Freezing period |
- |
| Mixing type |
- |
Annual fish catch [t yr-1] |
70,000 |
| Total N loading [t yr-1] |
- |
Total P loading [t yr-1] |
- |
| Population |
11,754,000 |
Population density of catchment area [person km-2] |
381 |
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 [%] |
48.8 |
Agricultural land [%] |
28.8 |
Others [%] |
22.4 |
| Siltation |
- |
Toxic Contamination |
- |
| Eutrophication |
None |
Acidification |
- |
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