Ailik Lake

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The Ailik or Aylik Lake (Chinese: 艾里克湖; pinyin: Àilǐkè hú; also transcribed as the [Large] Alike Lake) is a lake in Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, China. It is located in the northwestern part of the Dzungarian Basin, on the edge of the Gurbantünggüt Desert. Administratively, the lake is situate

d within the Urho District of Karamay City, some 20 km south-east of the district's main urban area. The Ailik Lake is fed by the Baiyang River, flowing from the Saur Mountains on the Dzungarian Basin's northern rim; the river forms a small delta as it enters the lake (45°58′00″N 85°47′00″E). As of 1999, the lake's water surface elevation was 273 metres (896 ft) to 276 metres (906 ft) above the sea level. Due to the construction of the Baiyang River Reservoir and the Huangyangquan Reservoir, and the concomitant diversion of the Baiyang River waters for irrigation, aquaculture, and other economic needs, the Ailik Lake started shrinking in the 1980s; by the mid 1980s, it was just 15 km2 in size and hardly 1 meter deep; by the 1990s, it had virtually dried up. The lake was brought back to life by the Irtysh–Karamay Canal. As the canal crosses the Baiyang River at 46°7′45″N 85°25′35″E, a provision...

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