Ge Lake

Ge Lake (Chinese: 滆湖; pinyin: Gé Hú) is a freshwater lake in the south of Jiangsu Province, China, northwest of Lake Tai. The lake has a total area of about 146.5 square kilometers. The average depth is 1.19 m, the water storage capacity is about 1.74×10⁸m³.^[1]

Ge Lake
He Hu
Ge Lake, taken from S38 Changhe Expressway
Ge Lake Location in Jiangsu
Location	Yixing and Wujin District Jiangsu
Coordinates	31°35′20″N 119°47′48″E
Lake type	Fresh water lake
Basin countries	China
Max. length	22.1 km (14 mi)
Max. width	9 km (6 mi)
Surface area	146.5 km2 (100 sq mi)
Average depth	1.19 m (4 ft)
Max. depth	1.9 m (6 ft)
Water volume	174×10^6 m3 (6.1×10^9 cu ft)
Surface elevation	3.24 m (11 ft)

Notes

1. Sumin, Wang; Hongshen, Dou (1998). Lakes in China. Beijing: Science Press. p. 286. ISBN 7-03-006706-1.