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A number of natural lakes throughout the world are drying or completely dry due to irrigation or urban use diverting inflow.[1][2]
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Lake name | Location | Coordinates | Original size | as of | Reduced size | as of | References |
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Aral Sea | Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan | 45°N 60°E | 68,000 km2 (26,000 sq mi) | 1960 | 14,280 km2 (5,510 sq mi) | 2010 | [3] |
Lake Chad | Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria | 13.0°N 14.5°E | 22,000 km2 (8,500 sq mi) | 1966 | 300 km2 (120 sq mi) | 2006 | [4] |
Qinghai Lake | China | 37.0°N 100.1°E | 6,000 km2 (2,300 sq mi) | 4,543 km2 (1,754 sq mi) | 2020 | [5][6][7] | |
Lake Urmia | Iran | 37.7°N 45.4°E | 5,000 km2 (1,900 sq mi) | 2,820 km2 (1,090 sq mi) | 2021 | [8] | |
Great Salt Lake | Utah, U.S. | 41.2°N 112.5°W | 4,400 km2 (1,700 sq mi) | 1980s | 2,500 km2 (950 sq mi) | 2021 | [9][10] |
Poyang Lake | Jiangxi, China | 29.1°N 116.3°E | 3,500 km2 (1,400 sq mi) | 200 km2 (77 sq mi) | 2012 | [11] | |
Lake Poopó | Bolivia | 18.6°S 67.1°W | 3,000 km2 (1,200 sq mi) | 0 | 2015 | [12] | |
Hamun Lake | Irano-Afghan border | 30.8°N 61.7°E | 2,000 km2 (770 sq mi) | 0 | 2002 | [13] | |
Lop Nur | Xinjiang, China | 40.5°N 90.5°E | 2,000 km2 (770 sq mi) | 1950s | 0 | 1970 | [14] |
Tulare Lake | California, U.S. | 36.0°N 119.8°W | 1,800 km2 (690 sq mi) | 1880 |
5.2 km2 (2 sq mi) |
2023 | [15] |
Lake Chapala | Mexico | 20.2°N 103.0°W | 1,048 km2 (405 sq mi) | 1986 | 812 km2 (314 sq mi) | 2001 | [16] |
Dead Sea | Israel, Jordan, and Palestine | 31.5°N 35.5°E | 1,030 km2 (400 sq mi) | 1960 | 605 km2 (234 sq mi) | 2016 | [17][18] |
Lake Ebinur | Xinjiang, China | 44.9°N 83°E | 1,000 km2 (390 sq mi) | 1955 | 500 km2 (190 sq mi) | 2014 | [19][20] |
Salton Sea | California, U.S. | 33.3°N 115.8°W | 940 km2 (363 sq mi) | 2003 | 832 km2 (321 sq mi) | 2022 | [21][22] |
Lake Faguibine | Mali | 16.7°N 4.0°W | 590 km2 (230 sq mi) | 1974 | 0 | 2000 | [23] |
Pyramid Lake | Nevada, U.S. | 40.1°N 119.6°W | 510 km2 (195 sq mi) | [24][25] | |||
Lake Amik | Turkey | 36.3°N 36.3°E | 300–350 km2 (120–140 sq mi) | 1950s | 0 | 2012 | [26] |
Lake Cuitzeo | Michoacán, Mexico | 19.93°N 101.08°W | 300 km2 (120 sq mi) | 1941 | [27] | ||
Owens Lake | California, U.S. | 36.43°N 117.95°W | 280 km2 (110 sq mi) | 1913 | 0 | 1926 | [28] |
Walker Lake | Nevada, U.S. | 38.69°N 118.74°W | 280 km2 (107 sq mi) | 1882 | 130 km2 (50 sq mi) | 2005 | [29] |
Alan Nur | Xinjiang, China | 45.80°N 85.93°E | 238 km2 (92 sq mi) | 1950 | 0 | 1970 | [30][31] |
Mono Lake | California, U.S. | 38.02°N 119.01°W | 220 km2 (86 sq mi) | 1941 | 170 km2 (66 sq mi) | 2015 | [32] |
Lake Albert | South Australia | 35.63°S 139.28°E | 168 km2 (65 sq mi) | [33][34] | |||
Lake Hindmarsh | Australia | 36.06°S 141.91°E | 135 km2 (52 sq mi) | 1975 | 0 | 2000 | [35] |
Lake Shalkar | Kazakhstan | 47°48′N 59°35′E | 60 km2 (23 sq mi) | 1900 | 7.9 km2 (3.1 sq mi) | 2024 | [36] |
Lake Hula | Israel | 33.1°N 35.6°E | 14 km2 (5.4 sq mi) | 1940s | 0 | 1950s | [37] |
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