List of drying lakes

Satellite imagery over Iran from 1984 to 2014 revealing Lake Urmia's diminishing surface area.

A number of natural lakes throughout the world are drying or completely dry owing to irrigation or urban use diverting inflow.[1][2]

List

List of drying lakes
Lake name Location Coordinates Original size as of Reduced size as of References
Aral Sea Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan 45°N 60°E / 45°N 60°E / 45; 60 (Aral Sea) 68,000 km2 (26,000 sq mi) 1960 14,280 km2 (5,510 sq mi) 2010 [3]
Lake Chad Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria 13°00′N 14°30′E / 13.0°N 14.5°E / 13.0; 14.5 (Lake Chad) 22,000 km2 (8,500 sq mi) 1966 300 km2 (120 sq mi) 2006 [4]
Qinghai Lake China 37°00′N 100°06′E / 37.0°N 100.1°E / 37.0; 100.1 (Qinghai Lake) 6,000 km2 (2,300 sq mi) 4,543 km2 (1,754 sq mi) 2020 [5][6][7]
Lake Urmia Iran 37°42′N 45°24′E / 37.7°N 45.4°E / 37.7; 45.4 (Lake Urmia) 5,000 km2 (1,900 sq mi) 2,820 km2 (1,090 sq mi) 2021 [8]
Great Salt Lake Utah, U.S. 41°12′N 112°30′W / 41.2°N 112.5°W / 41.2; -112.5 (Great Salt Lake) 4,400 km2 (1,700 sq mi) 1980s 2,500 km2 (950 sq mi) 2021 [9][10]
Poyang Lake Jiangxi, China 29°06′N 116°18′E / 29.1°N 116.3°E / 29.1; 116.3 (Poyang Lake) 3,500 km2 (1,400 sq mi) 200 km2 (77 sq mi) 2012 [11]
Lake Poopó Bolivia 18°36′S 67°06′W / 18.6°S 67.1°W / -18.6; -67.1 (Lake Poopó) 3,000 km2 (1,200 sq mi) 0 2015 [12]
Lake Chany Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia 54°48′N 77°30′E / 54.8°N 77.5°E / 54.8; 77.5 (Lake Chany) 2,500 km2 (970 sq mi) 1970 1,700 km2 (660 sq mi) 2024 [13]
Hamun Lake Irano-Afghan border 30°48′N 61°42′E / 30.8°N 61.7°E / 30.8; 61.7 (Hamun Lake) 2,000 km2 (770 sq mi) 0 2002 [14]
Lop Nur Xinjiang, China 40°30′N 90°30′E / 40.5°N 90.5°E / 40.5; 90.5 (Lop Nur) 2,000 km2 (770 sq mi) 1950s 0 1970 [15]
Tulare Lake California, U.S. 36°00′N 119°48′W / 36.0°N 119.8°W / 36.0; -119.8 (Tulare Lake) 1,800 km2 (690 sq mi) 1880

5.2 km2 (2 sq mi)

2023 [16]
Lake Chapala Mexico 20°12′N 103°00′W / 20.2°N 103.0°W / 20.2; -103.0 (Lake Chapala) 1,048 km2 (405 sq mi) 1986 812 km2 (314 sq mi) 2001 [17]
Dead Sea Israel, Jordan, and Palestine 31°30′N 35°30′E / 31.5°N 35.5°E / 31.5; 35.5 (Dead Sea) 1,030 km2 (400 sq mi) 1960 605 km2 (234 sq mi) 2016 [18][19]
Lake Ebinur Xinjiang, China 44°54′N 83°00′E / 44.9°N 83°E / 44.9; 83 (Lake Ebi) 1,000 km2 (390 sq mi) 1955 500 km2 (190 sq mi) 2014 [20][21]
Salton Sea California, U.S. 33°18′N 115°48′W / 33.3°N 115.8°W / 33.3; -115.8 (Salton Sea) 940 km2 (363 sq mi) 2003 832 km2 (321 sq mi) 2022 [22][23]
Lake Faguibine Mali 16°42′N 4°00′W / 16.7°N 4.0°W / 16.7; -4.0 (Lake Faguibine) 590 km2 (230 sq mi) 1974 0 2000 [24]
Pyramid Lake Nevada, U.S. 40°06′N 119°36′W / 40.1°N 119.6°W / 40.1; -119.6 (Pyramid Lake) 510 km2 (195 sq mi) [25][26]
Lake Amik Turkey 36°18′N 36°18′E / 36.3°N 36.3°E / 36.3; 36.3 (Lake Amik) 300–350 km2 (120–140 sq mi) 1950s 0 2012 [27]
Lake Cuitzeo Michoacán, Mexico 19°56′N 101°05′W / 19.93°N 101.08°W / 19.93; -101.08 (Lake Cuitzeo) 300 km2 (120 sq mi) 1941 [28]
Owens Lake California, U.S. 36°26′N 117°57′W / 36.43°N 117.95°W / 36.43; -117.95 (Owens Lake) 280 km2 (110 sq mi) 1913 0 1926 [29]
Walker Lake Nevada, U.S. 38°41′N 118°44′W / 38.69°N 118.74°W / 38.69; -118.74 (Walker Lake) 280 km2 (107 sq mi) 1882 130 km2 (50 sq mi) 2005 [30]
Alan Nur Xinjiang, China 45°48′N 85°56′E / 45.80°N 85.93°E / 45.80; 85.93 (Alan Nur) 238 km2 (92 sq mi) 1950 0 1970 [31][32]
Mono Lake California, U.S. 38°01′N 119°01′W / 38.02°N 119.01°W / 38.02; -119.01 (Mono Lake) 220 km2 (86 sq mi) 1941 170 km2 (66 sq mi) 2015 [33]
Lake Albert South Australia 35°38′S 139°17′E / 35.63°S 139.28°E / -35.63; 139.28 (Lake Albert) 168 km2 (65 sq mi) [34][35]
Lake Hindmarsh Australia 36°04′S 141°55′E / 36.06°S 141.91°E / -36.06; 141.91 (Lake Hindmarsh) 135 km2 (52 sq mi) 1975 0 2000 [36]
Lake Shalkar Kazakhstan 47°48′N 59°35′E / 47.800°N 59.583°E / 47.800; 59.583 (Lake Shalkar) 60 km2 (23 sq mi) 1900 7.9 km2 (3.1 sq mi) 2024 [37]
Lake Hula Israel 33°06′N 35°36′E / 33.1°N 35.6°E / 33.1; 35.6 14 km2 (5.4 sq mi) 1940s 0 1950s [38]
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See also

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