Jargö Lake (Tibetan: བྱ་རྒོད་མཚོ།, Wylie: bya rgod mtsho) or Qiagui Co (Chinese: 恰规错; pinyin: Qiàguī Cuò)is a plateau lake in Nagqu Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, southwest of China, located between Nyima County and Xainza County. The lake, which is part of the Siling Lake drainage system, is primarily fed by a 1 km long river (from Lake Urru) and drains eastward into Siling Lake. It is 27.2 km long and 7.9 km wide and has an area of 88.5 square km.[1]

Jargö Lake
Jargö Lake is located in Tibet
Jargö Lake
Jargö Lake
Coordinates31°49′N 88°14′E / 31.817°N 88.233°E / 31.817; 88.233
TypeFreshwater lake
Catchment area14,714 km2 (5,700 sq mi)
Basin countriesChina
Max. length27.2 km (17 mi)
Max. width7.9 km (5 mi)
Surface area88.5 km2 (0 sq mi)
Surface elevation4,547 m (14,918 ft)

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  1. ^ Sumin, Wang; Hongshen, Dou (1998). Lakes in China. Beijing: Science Press. p. 404. ISBN 7-03-006706-1.