Dabiele Lake
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| Dabiele Lake | |
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| 大别勒湖 (Chinese) | |
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  Dabiele Lake | |
| Location | Golmud County Haixi Prefecture Qinghai Province China |
| Coordinates | 36°54′20″N 94°23′28″E / 36.90556°N 94.39111°E |
| Type | Endorheic saline lake |
| Primary inflows | Tuolahai River Qingshui River |
| Basin countries | China |
| Surface area | 0–7.38 km2 (0.00–2.85 sq mi) |
| Surface elevation | 2,676.6 m (8,781 ft) |
| Dabiele Lake | |||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 大別勒湖 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 大别勒湖 | ||||||||
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| Bieletan | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 別勒灘 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 别勒滩 | ||||||||
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| Dabieletan | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 大別勒灘 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 大别勒滩 | ||||||||
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Dabiele Lake, also known by other names, is an ephemeral lake in the southwestern Qarhan Playa north of Golmud in the Haixi Prefecture of Qinghai Province in northwestern China. It is fed by the Tuolahai and Qingshui Rivers from the Kunlun Mountains to the south. Like the other lakes of the surrounding Qaidam Basin, it is extremely saline; like the other lakes in the Bieletan subbasin, it is rich in lithium.
The da at the beginning of the name is the pinyin romanization of the Chinese word for "big" or "greater", distinguishing it from nearby Xiaobiele Lake ("Little" or "Lesser Biele Lake"). Dabiele is also known as Bieletan or Dabieletan,[1] from a Chinese word used for both beaches and muddy riverbanks.
Geography
Dabiele Lake is an ephemeral salt lake[2] in the Bieletan subbasin[3][4] on the southwestern edge of the Qarhan Playa at an elevation of 2,676.6 m (8,781 ft).[5] It lies between Suli and Xiaobiele Lakes. It is usually about 7.38 km2 (2.85 sq mi) wide.[5] It is fed from the south by the Tuolahai (托拉亥河, Tuōlāhài Hé) and Qingshui Rivers[6] (清水河, Qīngshuǐ Hé). Its depth usually does not exceed 1 m (3 ft 3 in).[1]