China's largest freshwater lake enters dry season at earliest recorded date


  • World
  • Sunday, 07 Aug 2022

NANCHANG, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- China's largest freshwater lake, Poyang, entered dry season on Saturday, the earliest date since records started in 1951, according to the local hydrological monitoring center.

The water level at the lake's landmark Xingzi hydrological station receded to 11.99 meters at 2 a.m. Saturday, meaning the Lake has entered the dry season, according to the hydrological monitoring center in east China's Jiangxi Province, where the lake is located.

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