| Lake Khanka | |
|---|---|
| Lake Xingkai | |
 Landsat 7 image (2001) | |
  Khanka / Xingkai Location in Primorsky Krai  Khanka / Xingkai Khanka / Xingkai (Heilongjiang) | |
| Location | Primorsky Krai, Russia / Heilongjiang, China |
| Coordinates | 45°0′N 132°25′E / 45.000°N 132.417°E |
| Primary outflows | Songacha River |
| Basin countries | People's Republic of China, Russia |
| Max. length | 90 km (56 mi)[1] |
| Max. width | 45 km (28 mi)[1] |
| Surface area | 4,070 km2 (1,570 sq mi)[1] |
| Average depth | 4.5 m (15 ft) |
| Max. depth | 10.6 m (35 ft) |
| Water volume | 18.3 km3 (4.4 cu mi)[1] |
| Residence time | 9.9 yrs[1] |
| Shore length1 | 308 km (191 mi)[1] |
| Surface elevation | 68 m (223 ft) - 70 m (230 ft) |
| Frozen | December–April |
| Official name | Lake Khanka |
| Designated | 11 October 1976 |
| Reference no. | 112[2] |
| Official name | Xingkai Lake National Nature Reserve |
| Designated | 1 November 2002 |
| Reference no. | 1155[3] |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Lake Khanka (Russian: о́зеро Ха́нка) or Lake Xingkai (simplified Chinese: 兴凯湖; traditional Chinese: 興凱湖; pinyin: Xīngkǎi Hú), is a freshwater lake on the border between Primorsky Krai, Russia and Heilongjiang province, Northeast China (at 45°0′N 132°25′E / 45.000°N 132.417°E).
- ^ a b c d e f "Experience and Lessons Learned Brief for Lake Xingkai/Khanka" (PDF). Jin Xiangcan, Jiang Xia, Status and Prospects of the Russian-Chinese Cooperation in Environment Conservation and Water Management. Materials of the international conference, Moscow, MNR of Russia, 2007: 84. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 30, 2009.
- ^ "Lake Khanka". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ "Xingkai Lake National Nature Reserve". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.