Ge Lake

Ge Lake
He Hu
Ge Lake, taken from S38 Changhe Expressway
Ge Lake is located in Jiangsu
Ge Lake
Ge Lake
Location in Jiangsu
LocationYixing and Wujin District
Jiangsu
Coordinates31°35′20″N 119°47′48″E / 31.58889°N 119.79667°E / 31.58889; 119.79667
Lake typeFresh water lake
Basin countriesChina
Max. length22.1 km (14 mi)
Max. width9 km (6 mi)
Surface area146.5 km2 (100 sq mi)
Average depth1.19 m (4 ft)
Max. depth1.9 m (6 ft)
Water volume174×10^6 m3 (6.1×10^9 cu ft)
Surface elevation3.24 m (11 ft)

Ge Lake (Chinese: 滆湖; pinyin: Gé Hú) is a freshwater lake in the south of Jiangsu Province, China, northwest of Lake Tai. The lake has a total area of about 146.5 square kilometers. The average depth is 1.19 m, the water storage capacity is about 1.74×108m3.[1]

  1. ^ Sumin, Wang; Hongshen, Dou (1998). Lakes in China. Beijing: Science Press. p. 286. ISBN 7-03-006706-1.