Qiong Lake

{{Short description|Freshwater lake in Sichuan, China}}

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| name = Qiong Lake

| native_name ={{native name|zh|邛海}}

| other_name = Qionghai

| image = 邛海青龙湾沙滩-流浪的狗狗 - panoramio.jpg

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| caption = View of Qiong Lake from the east with Xichang in the background

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| location = Xichang, Liangshan, Sichuan, China

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| outflow = Anning River

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| length = {{cvt|11.5|km|mi}}{{cn|date=October 2020}}

| width = {{cvt|5.5|km|mi}}{{cn|date=October 2020}}

| area = {{cvt|30|km2|mi2}}

| depth = {{cvt|14|m|ft}}

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| elevation = {{cvt|1509|m|ft}}

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Qiong Lake ({{zh|c=邛海|p=Qiónghǎi}}), sometimes tautologically referred to as Qionghai Lake, is a freshwater lake in Liangshan Prefecture, Sichuan, and is the second largest lake in Sichuan.{{Citation needed|date=October 2020}} The lake is located in a depression on the east side of the Anning River valley, in a mountainous region of the province between the Hengduan Mountains and the Yungui Plateau.{{cite book |author= |title=Atlas of China |location=Beijing |publisher=SinoMaps Press |date=2006 |isbn=9787503141782}} Xichang, the capital of Liangshan Prefecture, is located on the northwest shores of the lake and the entire of the lake is within Xichang County.{{cite book |author= |title=Sichuan Sheng Dituce |location=Beijing, China |publisher=Star Map Press |date=2013 |isbn=9787547109151}}

In the 21st century, the lake and surrounding area has been developed as a scenic tourist destination.{{Citation needed|date=October 2020}}