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Cibi Lake

Cibi Lake
Cibi Lake viewed form north shore
Cibi Lake is located in Yunnan
Cibi Lake
Cibi Lake
Cibi Lake is located in China
Cibi Lake
Cibi Lake
LocationEryuan County, Yunnan Province, China
Coordinates26°09′N 99°57′E / 26.150°N 99.950°E / 26.150; 99.950
Fengyu River
Haiwei River
Basin countriesChina
Max. length6.1 km (4 mi)
Max. width2.5 km (2 mi)
Surface area
8.46 km2 (0 sq mi)
Average depth
11 m (36 ft)
Max. depth32 m (105 ft)
Water volume
932 million cubic metres (32.9×10^9 cu ft)
Shore length1
17 km (11 mi)
Surface elevation
2,056.2 m (6,746 ft)
SettlementsCibihu Town
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Cibi Lake (Chinese: 茈碧湖; pinyin: Cíbì Hú) is a lake in Eryuan County, northwestern Yunnan Province, China. It lies about 73 km north of Dali City. It is fed by the Fengyu River and drains southward into the Erhai Lake via the Miju River (the upstream of it called Haiwei River).The lake is 6.1 km long and 0.75–2.5 km wide, with a 17 km shoreline.[1]

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  1. ^ Eryuan County Chronicle(《洱源县志》). Kunming: Yunnan People's Press. 1996. ISBN 7-222-02018-7.