Bosten Lake ( traditional Chinese : 博 斯 騰 湖 ; simplified Chinese : 博斯腾湖 ; pinyin : Bósīténg Hú , Uyghur : باغراش كۆلى / Бағраш Көли / Baghrash Köli / Baƣrax Kɵli , Chagatai : Bostang ) is a freshwater lake on the northeastern rim of the Tarim Basin , about 20 km (12 mi) east of Yanqi and 57 km (35 mi) northeast of Korla , Xinjiang , China in the Bayin'gholin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture . Covering an area of about 1,000 km (390 sq mi) (together with adjacent small lakes), it is the largest lake in Xinjiang and one of the largest inland freshwater lakes in China. Bosten lake receives water inflow from a catchment area of 56,000 km (22,000 sq mi).
7-587: The lake's Mongol, Uyghur and Chinese names are sometimes rendered as Bosten Hu , Bagrax-hu , Bagrasch-köl , Baghrasch köl , Bagratsch-kul , Bositeng Lake or Bositeng Hu. The Kaidu River is the most important tributary to Lake Bosten, accounting for about 83% of its water inflow, other significant tributaries are the Huangshui Ditch (Chinese: 黃水溝 ), the Qingshui River ( 清水河 ), and Wulasite River ( 烏拉司特河 ). An active fishery exists on
14-637: A correlation between the temperature and the precipitation being the leading cause to these issues. Additionally, the Kaidu River resides in an arid zone, causing many different trends in temperature due to this climate change. Land use-conversion is also a very problematic issue that is caused in the region of Northwest China due to climate change as well. Many of the people within this area have had to deal with deceases in natural grassland area. Cultivated land increased due to this issue as well. Land reclamations were what led to this, as well as an increase in
21-603: Is a river in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China and an important source of water for the region. The Kaidu River is responsible for many substantial effects on the environment. Affecting the land and its people in many different ways. The sources of the Kaidu River are located on the central southern slopes of the Tian Shan from where it flows through the Yulduz Basin and
28-565: The Tarim Basin . The Kaidu River is a determinant factor of climate change in Northwest China. The river is a result of sensitivity due to climate variability. Due to studies through the usage of hydrologic sensitivity analysis, researchers were able to make this observation and make proof of it. Northwest China has been subjected to affects from the Kaidu River because of global warming and water perturbation. Studies have shown
35-680: The Yanqi Basin into Lake Bosten for which it is the most important tributary. The river leaves the lake under the name Kongque River ( Chinese : 孔 雀 河 ; pinyin : Kǒngquè Hé ), which literally means "Peacock River", but is derived from the Uyghur name "كۆنچى دەرياسى / Konchi Darya" which means "Tanner's River". The Kongque River flows through the Iron Gate Pass ( simplified Chinese : 铁 门 关 ; traditional Chinese : 鐵 門 關 ; pinyin : Tiěmén Guān ) into
42-539: The fishing activities. Since 1978, the introduced European perch has been the dominating species in the catches from Bosten Lake. This Xinjiang location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Kaidu River 42°2′45″N 86°35′36″E / 42.04583°N 86.59333°E / 42.04583; 86.59333 The Kaidu River ( Chinese : 开 都 河 ; pinyin : Kāidū Hé ; Mongolian : Хайду гол ; Uyghur : قايدۇ دەرياسى ), also known under its ancient name Chaidu-gol,
49-508: The lake. Until the early 1970s, two cyprinid species, Schizothorax biddulphi and Aspiorhynchus laticeps , the latter of which is endemic to Bosten Lake and the Yarkand River , were responsible for 80 percent of the annual catch. During the years 1962 to 1965, various carp species ( bighead , black , silver , grass , common , and crucian carp ) were introduced into the lake. In the 1970s, these species become major targets of
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