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Wabu Lake

Coordinates: 32°25′59″N 116°53′10″E / 32.43306°N 116.88611°E / 32.43306; 116.88611
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Wabu Lake
Wabu Lake is located in China
Wabu Lake
Wabu Lake
Coordinates32°25′59″N 116°53′10″E / 32.43306°N 116.88611°E / 32.43306; 116.88611
Lake typeFresh water lake
Catchment area800 km2 (310 sq mi)
Basin countriesChina
Max. length37.3 km (23 mi)
Max. width11.56 km (7 mi)
Surface area163 km2 (100 sq mi)
Average depth2.42 m (8 ft)
Max. depth4.15 m (14 ft)
Water volume394×10^6 m3 (13.9×10^9 cu ft)
Surface elevation19 m (62 ft)

Wabu Lake(Chinese: 瓦埠; pinyin: Wǎbù Hú) is a freshwater lake in China, it is located in the center of Anhui Province, situated in the south bank of the middle reaches of the Huai River.

The area of the watershed is 800 square kilometres (310 sq mi), with an elevation of 19 metres (62 ft). The lake is 37.3 kilometres (23.2 mi) long and its greatest breadth from east to west is 11.56 kilometres (7 mi) (its average breadth is 4.37 kilometres (3 mi)). The lake has 163 square kilometres (100 sq mi) of area, and its volume is about 394 million cubic metres (13.9×10^9 cu ft). The maximum depth of the Wabu Lake is 4.15 metres (14 ft); its average depth is 2.42 m (8 ft).[1]

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  1. ^ Sumin, Wang; Hongshen, Dou (1998). Lakes in China. Beijing: Science Press. p. 242. ISBN 7-03-006706-1.