Table 2 Lakes are classified by zone, latitude, altitude, type, formation, hydrology, and surface area.

Lake	Zone^*	Latitude^*	Altitude/m	Type	Formation	Hydrology	Area/km²
Lake Ballet Swan	Eastern	Mid-latitude	1395	II	Volcanic Lakes	Freshwater	8
Lake Baiyangdian	Eastern	Mid-latitude	7	III	Tectonic Lakes	Freshwater	27
Lake Changdang	Eastern	Mid-latitude	0	III	Tectonic Lakes	Freshwater	81
Lake Gaoyou	Eastern	Mid-latitude	2	III	Tectonic Lakes	Freshwater	649
Lake Ge	Eastern	Mid-latitude	0	IV	Tectonic Lakes	Freshwater	153
Lake Hung-tse	Eastern	Mid-latitude	10	III	Tectonic Lakes	Freshwater	1208
Lake Taihu	Eastern	Mid-latitude	1	IV	Tectonic Lakes	Freshwater	2348
Lake Dianchi	Southern	Low-latitude	1886	IV	Tectonic Lakes	Freshwater	298
Lake Erhai	Southern	Low-latitude	1962	II	Tectonic Lakes	Freshwater	239
Lake Bosten	Western	Mid-latitude	1050	III	Tectonic Lakes	Freshwater	1003
Lake Butbaruch	Western	Mid-latitude	2841	III	Tectonic Lakes	Freshwater	53
Lake Qinghai	Western	Mid-latitude	3200	II	Tectonic Lakes	Saline	4530
Lake Tuosu	Western	Mid-latitude	2784	/	Tectonic Lakes	Saline	178
Lake Chagan	Northern	Mid-latitude	127	IV	Tectonic Lakes	Freshwater	294
Lake Hulun	Northern	Mid-latitude	540	V	Tectonic Lakes	Freshwater	2053
Lake Khanka	Northern	Mid-latitude	64	III	Volcanic Lakes	Freshwater	1203
Lake Chao	Central	Mid-latitude	5	IV	Tectonic Lakes	Freshwater	779
Lake Poyang	Central	Low-latitude	11	II	Tectonic Lakes	Freshwater	3604

^*Zone is from the National Bureau of Statistics of China; for example, Eastern represents the eastern region of China.
^*Latitude: Low-latitude: 0°～30°, Mid-latitude: 30°～60°, High-latitude: 60～90°.

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