Jili Lake
{{Short description|Lake in Xinjiang}}
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{{Infobox body of water
| name = Jili lake
| coordinates = {{coord|46|55|16|N| 87|26|53|E|display=inline,title}}
| area = {{convert|170|km2|mi2}} (2015)
| depth = {{convert|10|m|ft}}
| inflow = Ulungur river
| outflow = Ulungur Lake
| image = File:吉力湖 Jili Lake China Xinjiang Urumqi Welcome you to tour the, Кита - panoramio (3).jpg
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Jili Lake ({{lang-zh|吉力湖}}) is a large, shallow lake in the Junggar Basin, within Xinjiang, China. It is fed by the Ulungur river.{{Cite journal |last1=Xiao |first1=Yulin |last2=Xiang |first2=Lixiong |last3=Huang |first3=Xiaozhong |last4=Mills |first4=Keely |last5=Zhang |first5=Jun |last6=Chen |first6=Xuemei |last7=Li |first7=Yuan |date=2021 |title=Moisture Changes in the Northern Xinjiang Basin Over the Past 2400 years as Documented in Pollen Records of Jili Lake |journal=Frontiers in Earth Science |volume=9 |page=894 |doi=10.3389/feart.2021.741992 |issn=2296-6463 |s2cid=238222361 |doi-access=free|bibcode=2021FrEaS...9..894X }}
It is believed that the lake expanded to fill its current surface area 1600 years ago.{{Cite journal |last1=Qiang |first1=Mingrui |last2=Lang |first2=Wenzhe |last3=He |first3=Zhenhao |last4=Jin |first4=Ming |last5=Zhou |first5=Aifeng |last6=Zhang |first6=Jiawu |date=2022-09-10 |title=A 1600-year record of eolian activity from Jili Lake in northern Xinjiang |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1040618222001859 |journal=Quaternary International |volume=631 |pages=93–104 |doi=10.1016/j.quaint.2022.05.012 |bibcode=2022QuInt.631...93Q |s2cid=249088668 |issn=1040-6182|url-access=subscription }}
Environment
The water quality of the lake has declined in recent years due to human activity in the area, affecting the lake's ecology.{{Cite journal |last1=Hu |first1=Ling |last2=Li |first2=Yuan |last3=Leppänen |first3=Jaakko Johannes |last4=Chen |first4=Guangjie |last5=Lang |first5=Wenzhe |last6=Wang |first6=Xiaowei |last7=Qiang |first7=Mingrui |date=2022 |title=Human impacts on the cladoceran community of Jili Lake, arid NW China, over the past century |url=https://link.springer.com/10.1007/s10933-021-00186-w |journal=Journal of Paleolimnology |language=en |volume=68 |issue=1 |pages=59–70 |doi=10.1007/s10933-021-00186-w |bibcode=2022JPall..68...59H |s2cid=232329296 |issn=0921-2728|url-access=subscription }}