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Prior to the 1960s, 108 freshwater rivers emptied into the lake. As of 2003, 85% of the river mouths have dried up, including the lake's largest tributary, the Buha River. In between 1959 and 1982, there had been an annual water level drop of 10 centimeters (3.9 in), which was reversed at a
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increased to around 10 metres lower than the present lake level, after which they declined slightly until around 9,200 years ago, when they began to rise again. Around 5,900 years ago, lake levels reached a peak of a few metres higher than today, before declining again amidst a regional cooling and
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reported in 1998 the lake was again threatened with loss of surface area due to livestock over-grazing, land reclamations, and natural causes. Surface area decreased 11.7% in the period from 1908 to 2000. During that period, higher lake floor areas were exposed and numerous water bodies separated
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Twenty-three rivers and streams empty into
Qinghai Lake, most of them seasonal. Five permanent streams provide 80% of the total influx. The relatively low inflow and high evaporation rates have turned Qinghai saline and alkaline; the salt concentration is presently about 1.4% by weight
993:. The lake has fluctuated in size, shrinking over much of the 20th century but increasing since 2004. It had a surface area of 4,317 square kilometers (1,667 sq mi), an average depth of 21 meters (69 ft), and a maximum depth of 25.5 m (84 ft) in 2008.
307:. The lake has fluctuated in size, shrinking over much of the 20th century but increasing since 2004. It had a surface area of 4,317 km (1,667 sq mi), an average depth of 21 m (69 ft), and a maximum depth of 25.5 m (84 ft) in 2008.
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about 150,000 years ago. If the water level were to rise by approximately 50 meters (160 ft), the connection to the Yellow River would be reestablished via the low pass to the east used by highway S310.
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estimated it would take about eight days by horse or 15 walking to circumambulate the lake, but pilgrims report it takes about 18 days on horseback, and one took 23 days walking to complete the circuit.
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drying trend until 1,400 years ago, when they were less than 10 metres lower than average modern levels. They then began to rise once more until reaching their present level.
913:). Classical Mongolian also did not distinguish between lakes and larger bodies of water. The Chinese name, using "sea" rather than "lake," is thus an overly literal
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across Asia. Many species use
Qinghai as an intermediate stop during migration. As such, it is a focal point in global concerns regarding avian influenza (
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north of the lake declined from a mean of 2,057 kilograms per hectare (1,835 lb/acre) to 1,271 kg/ha (1,134 lb/acre) in 1987. In 2001, the
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in the 1980s, drawn by new business opportunities, migration to the area increased, causing ecological stresses. Fresh grass production in
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There is an island in the western part of the lake with a temple and a few hermitages called "Mahādeva, the Heart of the Lake", "
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Rhode, David; Ma
Haizhou; David B. Madsen; P. Jeffrey Brantingham; Steven L. Forman; John W. Olsen (2009).
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Purev, Enkhjargal; et al. (2023), "Color Terms in
Mongolian Place Names: A Typological Perspective",
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Buffetrille, Katia (Winter 1994), "The Blue Lake of Amdo and Its Island: Legends and
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rate of 10 cm/year (3.9 in/year) between 1983 and 1989, but has continued to drop since. The
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as well as to the God of the Lake. Participants, both Han and Muslim, made offerings to the god.
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from the rest of the main lake. In the 1960s, the 48.9-square-kilometer (18.9 sq mi)
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Mongols at China's edge: history and the politics of national unity
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Qinghai Lake Protection and Utilization Administration Bureau
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China: Ein Lesebuch zur Geschichte, Kultur, und Zivilisation
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Qinghai Lake lies about 100 kilometers (62 mi) west of
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2628:. Chinadaily.com.cn (2004-02-24). Retrieved on 2010-09-27.
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2709:(6th ed.), New York: Columbia University Press, 2001
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China Marches West: The Qing Conquest of Central Eurasia
2784:"What the Color Grue Means about the Impact of Language"
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launched the "Retire Cropland, Restore Grasslands" (
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settled in the area west of Qinghai Lake. After the
2207:(1), Ekaterinburg: Ural University Press: 140–155,
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1572:Source 1: China Meteorological Data Service Center
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2765:The Cultural Monuments of Tibet's Outer Provinces
2258:Buffetrille 1994, p. 2; Gruschke 2001, pp. 90 ff.
2019:"Area of Qinghai Lake Has Increased Continuously"
1777:The lake is located at the crossroads of several
936:The Tibetans also separately calqued the name as
40:From space (November 1994). North is to the left.
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826:other lakes assumed the title. The former names
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2103:"Old and New China Meet along the Yellow River"
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2722:Imperial Glossary of the Western Regions
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1625:. In 1724, the Qinghai Mongols led by
1019:Qinghai Lake became isolated from the
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201:4,489 km (1,733 sq mi)
196:4,186 km (1,616 sq mi)
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4561:List of dams and reservoirs in China
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3494:Qinghai University for Nationalities
3466:Sanjiangyuan National Nature Reserve
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2272:measurements under climate change".
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1787:Qinghai Lake Natural Protection Zone
987:Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
983:Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
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2950:, New York: Falmer Press, pp.
2940:Zhu Yongzhong; et al. (1999),
2733:Syntactic Change in Xining Mandarin
2008:
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3499:Qinghai University Medical College
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2942:"Education among the Minhe Monguo"
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2872:, New Haven: Yale University Press
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2903:(in German), Wissenmedia Verlag,
2860:Historical Dictionary of Mongolia
2724:] (in Chinese), Beijing, 1763
2274:Journal of Applied Remote Sensing
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2813:Reshaping the Frontier Landscape
2560:. March 27, 1998. Archived from
2554:"China's Qinghai Lake drying up"
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4633:Tourist attractions in Qinghai
2890:, London: China Inland Mission
2868:Shakabpa, Tsepon W.D. (1962),
2782:Hamer, Ashley (10 June 2016),
2452:"Climate: Qinghai Lake, China"
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2002:
1982:Qinghai Lake railway station
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814:connected the lake with the
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3009:(Eastday.com.cn 07/17/2001)
2918:Zhang; et al. (2015),
2795:Harris, Richard B. (2008),
2508:Uradyn Erden Bulag (2002).
2383:Global and Planetary Change
1945:
1866:migrated during the 1620s.
1764:
1734:Chinese Academy of Sciences
1310:Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
1170:Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
989:in northeastern Qinghai in
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2870:Tibet: A Political History
2852:: Harvard University Press
2830:Hutchings, Graham (2003),
2815:, Vol. 10, Leiden: Brill,
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1694:View of Qinghai Lake, 2016
1593:Map including Qinghai Lake
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2928:) on the Tibetan Plateau"
2884:Complete Atlas of China,
2844:Perdue, Peter C. (2005),
2541:Uradyn Erden Bulag (2002)
2474:, pp. 2–3, 386, 600.
2111:, Hamburg: Spiegel Verlag
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4027:Rakshastal (La-Ang Tso)
3276:Wangwushan - Yuntaishan
3081:Chengde Mountain Resort
3060:National parks of China
2922:Gymnocypris przewalskii
2743:: Newcastle University.
1910:Grassland near the lake
1798:Gymnocypris przewalskii
1708:Chinese economic reform
1700:1949 Chinese revolution
1654:Tibet Autonomous Region
961:, "Blue Lake or Sea").
840:Wade–Giles romanisation
818:assumed to balance the
816:legendary "Western Sea"
3021:Encyclopedia Americana
2858:Sanders, Alan (2010),
2429:中国地面气候标准值月值(1981-2010)
2364:Zhang & al. (2015)
2201:Problems of Onomastics
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3106:Huangguoshu Waterfall
2730:Bell, Daniel (2017).
2707:Columbia Encyclopedia
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1987:Tour of Qinghai Lake
1726:Przewalski's gazelle
1100:Record high °C (°F)
1029:Last Glacial Maximum
3547:Visitor attractions
3156:Mount Heng (Shanxi)
2486:, pp. 310–312.
2286:2011JARS....5a3532Z
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3979:Notable salt lakes
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3322:Geography of China
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3121:Jinggang Mountains
2932:Scientific Reports
2805:Huang Fei (2018),
2686:Buffetrille (1994)
2662:Buffetrille (1994)
2591:2016-11-11 at the
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4370:East (Wuhan)
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3558:
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3456:Qinghai Lake
3455:
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3431:Yellow River
3306:Yun Mountain
3261:Qinghai Lake
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3019:
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2023:the original
1974:China portal
1960:Lakes portal
1868:
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1840:Yellow River
1833:
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1675:Hui general
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1454:mm (inches)
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1021:Yellow River
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790:. The color
761:romanisation
750:
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693:Hanyu Pinyin
638:Former names
621:Romanization
461:Tibetan name
450:Tsing-hoi Wu
392:Hanyu Pinyin
329:Chinese name
320:Qinghai Lake
309:
275:Kokenur Lake
274:
271:Qinghai Lake
270:
269:
222:Water volume
193:Surface area
96:Qinghai Lake
66:Qinghai Lake
29:Qinghai Lake
4498:Danjiangkou
4493:Longyangxia
4274:Wudalianchi
4055:Wudalianchi
4002:Zhari Namco
3944:Tangjiashan
3789:Manasarovar
3764:Baiyangdian
3517:Han Chinese
3311:Zhangjiajie
3241:Mount Wutai
3216:Mount Qiyun
3201:Mount Putuo
3196:Mount Mogan
3191:Mount Luofu
3096:Fuxian Lake
2457:January 27,
2126:Bell (2017)
2108:Der Spiegel
2052:Xinhua News
1925:རྒྱ་ཡེ་དགོན
1755:Haiyan Lake
1747:Shadao Lake
1685:Sun Yat-sen
1630: [
1603:Han Chinese
1599:Han dynasty
1597:During the
927:Lake Heihai
824:Tarim Basin
671:Western Sea
603:Manchu name
279:other names
252:Settlements
148: /
123:Coordinates
4602:Categories
4475:Reservoirs
4445:Lotus Pond
4440:Qujiangchi
3690:freshwater
3286:Wulingyuan
3226:Mount Song
3146:Mount Emei
3091:Dujiangyan
3003:(official)
2994:(official)
2926:Cyprinidae
2897:Su Shuyang
2527:2010-06-28
2409:9 November
2390:: 103156.
2341:2010-03-18
2330:(1–2): 3.
2230:, p.
2178:, p.
2140:, p.
2029:August 28,
1998:References
1794:naked carp
1739:Gahai Lake
1698:After the
1681:Kuomintang
1673:Kuomintang
1650:Güshi Khan
1613:-speaking
945:Tso ngönpo
859:ᠬᠥᠬᠡ ᠨᠠᠭᠤᠷ
832:Ch'ing-hai
707:Wade–Giles
592:Köke naɣur
406:Wade–Giles
398:Qīnghǎi Hú
262:References
214:Max. depth
4558:See also:
4553:Beidagang
4523:Changshou
4518:Liujiaxia
4400:Slim West
4390:Yuyuantan
4185:Protected
4090:Slim West
3844:Yangcheng
3794:Ulansuhai
3633:Lakes of
3476:Education
3413:Geography
3231:Mount Tai
3176:Mount Lao
3166:Huangshan
3161:Mount Hua
3111:Huanglong
3086:Dian Lake
2850:Cambridge
2836:Cambridge
2788:Curiosity
2741:Newcastle
2717:《欽定西域同文志》
2703:"Qinghai"
2638:Su (2008)
2404:216231872
2059:13 August
2003:Citations
1838:). Other
1677:Ma Bufang
1033:secularly
979:sea level
965:Geography
851:from its
812:Han China
625:Huhu Noor
614:ᡥᡠᡥᡠ ᠨᠣᠣᡵ
305:salt lake
281:, is the
170:salt lake
167:Endorheic
4538:Guanting
4533:Jiangkou
4455:Yinglong
4299:Dongting
4289:Shengjin
4279:Yinglong
4264:Hengshui
4241:Nygoring
4196:Dongting
4188:wetlands
4115:Crescent
4100:Hongfeng
4095:Dongting
3904:Dongqian
3859:Yangzong
3854:Dianshan
3849:Chenghai
3834:Dongping
3709:Dongting
3688:Notable
3655:Dongting
3578:Category
3538:Liangfen
3522:Tibetans
3398:Politics
3271:Lake Tai
3256:Qianshan
3186:Mount Lu
3181:Mount Li
3101:Hexigten
3071:Beidaihe
2899:(2008),
2881:(1917),
2589:Archived
2302:53463010
1946:See also
1896:Rapeseed
1848:Holocene
1844:basicity
1765:Wildlife
1683:founder
1646:Tibetans
1611:Mongolic
1524:Average
1450:Average
1445:(−16.4)
1440:(−12.1)
1395:(−10.5)
1390:(−14.4)
1385:(−16.4)
1011:Holocene
1007:basicity
999:seawater
848:Koko Nor
828:Chinghai
765:Mandarin
728:Jyutping
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