Lugu Lake facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Lugu Lake
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 beautiful lake found in the Yunnan plateau in China. It sits right on the border between two areas: Ninglang County in Yunnan and Yanyuan County in Sichuan.

This lake is known as an alpine lake because it is very high up. At an elevation of 2,685 metres (8,809 ft), it is the highest lake in all of Yunnan. Tall mountains surround the lake, making for amazing views. Lugu Lake has five islands, four peninsulas (land almost surrounded by water), fourteen bays (curved parts of the shoreline), and seventeen beaches. It's a truly special place!

Images for kids

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  Lugu Lake looks peaceful in the morning light.

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  See Lugu Lake from high up in a cable car.

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  This is an island where Joseph Rock, a famous explorer, once lived.

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  The water of Lugu Lake is so clear and still, it looks like glass.

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  These are Mosuo girls in their bright, traditional clothes.

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  A traditional boat used by the local Mosuo people on Lugu Lake.

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  Mosuo boys.

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  Clothes used in religious ceremonies by the Moso people, seen at their folk museum.

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  Some parts of Lugu Lake's edge are marshy, with lots of plants.

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  A view of the "Grass Sea," a part of Lugu Lake covered in plants.

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  This is Ottelia acuminata var. crispa, a special plant that only grows in very clean water like Lugu Lake. When it blooms, tiny white flowers cover the lake.

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  A Yi woman near the beautiful Lugu Lake.

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  The shoreline of Lugu Lake.

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  Lugu Lake at night, under the stars.

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  Lugu Lake.

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  Lugu Lake.

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  Lugu Lake sits on the border of Yunnan and Sichuan provinces in China, seen from Lion Mountain.

See also

In Spanish: Lago Lugu para niños