Ranwu Lake is in the southwest of Baxoi County, Chamdo Prefecture,Tibet. The lake covers an area of 22 square kilometers (8.5 square miles), with a length of 26 kilometers (16 miles).
It is a barrier lakedue to landslide or debris flow jams river as natural damming. The narrowest point of the lake is less than 1 kilometer. There are many barrier lakes in southeast Tibet as valleys are blocked by glacial till.
Ranwu Lake
Ranwu Lake is next to theSichuan–Tibet Highwayand isa popular stopping point for touristswho are on that highway.
The mainly supply of waterfor Ranwu Lake is melt water from the snowy mountains and glacier around the lake. The lake water runs to the west as the source of Parlung Zangbo, an important tributary of Yarlung Zangbo River.
With enough supply water, Ranwu Lake is afreshwater lake. The water’s temperature is low, ranging form 6.6°C to 15.4°C (44 to 60°F) in summer, and it is frozen in winter.
The lake teems with hillstream loachand you can taste the tender fishes at small eateries on both sides of the road near the lake.
Scenery:Ranwu Lake is quiet and blue with few dead branches. There is verdant grassland and plants by the blue lake in harmony with snowy mountains. The color of the water varies with the seasons.
The lake is covered withtree shadowsin spring and summer, and mist in fall and winter makes it as a dreamland.
