Lugu Lake Facts for Kids

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A view of Lugu Lake from a cable car
Lugu Lake Location in Sichuan Show map of Sichuan Lugu Lake Location in Yunnan Show map of Yunnan
Location	Yanyuan County, Sichuan Ninglang Yi Autonomous County, Yunnan
Coordinates	27°42′N 100°48′E / 27.7°N 100.8°E / 27.7; 100.8
Primary inflows	Mosuo River
Primary outflows	Gaizu River (seasonal) joining Yalong River
Catchment area	171.4 square kilometres (66.2 sq mi)
Basin countries	China

Max. length	9.4 kilometres (5.8 mi)
Max. width	5.2 kilometres (3.2 mi) (average)
Surface area	48.5 square kilometres (18.7 sq mi)
Max. depth	93.5 metres (307 ft)
Residence time	18 years
Surface elevation	2,685 metres (8,809 ft)

Islands	Five

Lugu Lake (simplified Chinese: 泸沽湖; traditional Chinese: 瀘沽湖; pinyin: Lúgū Hú) is a lake in the Yunnan plateau in China. The lake is part of the border between Ninglang County, Yunnan and Yanyuan County, Sichuan. It is an alpine lake. Because it is at an elevation of 2,685 metres (8,809 ft), it is the highest lake in all of Yunnan. The lake is surrounded by mountains. It has five islands, four peninsulas, fourteen bays, and seventeen beaches.

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Lugu Lake in the morning
A view of Lugu Lake from a nearby cable car
The island on which Joseph Rock lived
From a boat on Lugu lake
Colourfully attired Mosuo girls
Local Mosuo boat on Lugu Lake
Musuo boys
Clothes of religious ceremonies of Moso, photo taken at Moso's Folk museum
Marshy land in the periphery of Lugu Lake
A view of Grass Sea on the shores of Lugu Lake
Ottelia acuminata var. crispa. Currently, we can only see it in Lugu Lake because it can only grow in extremely pure water. During the blossom season, the scene of the small white flowers covering the lake is spectacular.
A Yi woman near Lugu Lake
Shore line of Lugu Lake
Lugu lake at night
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Lugu Lake on the border of Yunnan and Sichuan provinces, China. Taken from Lion Mountain

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