地理位置
冬格措(cuo)納湖(hu)(hu)地處海拔4117米(mi)的高原之上(shang),東(dong)西長45公里(li),西北寬10公里(li),面(mian)(mian)積450平方公里(li),水(shui)深10米(mi).湖(hu)(hu)水(shui)呈深藍色(se),淡水(shui),可飲(yin)用;湖(hu)(hu)底凸凹(ao)不平,一般可分(fen)為泥(ni)底、沙底、草(cao)底和石底四(si)類(lei).站(zhan)立山巔(dian),遙望(wang)湖(hu)(hu)面(mian)(mian),如(ru)同一塊跌落(luo)人間、千山環抱的碧玉翡翠.這里(li)山勢險(xian)峻,怪(guai)石林立,湖(hu)(hu)光秀麗,水(shui)天一色(se),島上(shang)棲息著(zhu)多種鳥類(lei),也時見棕熊出(chu)沒.湖(hu)(hu)鳥泛波嬉(xi)戲,閑魚逐(zhu)浪遨游(you),恍如(ru)世外桃源,人間仙境,被(bei)當地藏族群眾奉為"神湖(hu)(hu)".
湖(hu)(hu)東(dong)有(you)歇馬昂(ang)里曲,湖(hu)(hu)東(dong)南有(you)東(dong)曲,均與湖(hu)(hu)水(shui)(shui)(shui)相連,夏季輸送山水(shui)(shui)(shui)入湖(hu)(hu).湖(hu)(hu)西北有(you)約格柔曲,河(he)水(shui)(shui)(shui)豐盈充沛,河(he)寬(kuan)20-50米,水(shui)(shui)(shui)深1-3米,黑(hei)海水(shui)(shui)(shui)即(ji)由這條(tiao)河(he),流向海西州香日德一(yi)帶.湖(hu)(hu)南面1公(gong)里處有(you)一(yi)小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)湖(hu)(hu),面積約4平方公(gong)里,有(you)兩條(tiao)水(shui)(shui)(shui)渠與黑(hei)海河(he)相接(jie).小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)湖(hu)(hu)的四周散落著無數泉(quan)眼,噴涌流淌,又稱(cheng)泉(quan)眼湖(hu)(hu).小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)湖(hu)(hu)內(nei)雜草叢(cong)生(sheng),微生(sheng)物生(sheng)長極(ji)為(wei)繁盛(sheng),其中(zhong)(zhong)以小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)蝦(xia)居多(duo)(duo),夏季在(zai)草叢(cong)里生(sheng)產幼蝦(xia),冬季結冰時,聚(ju)集在(zai)湖(hu)(hu)中(zhong)(zhong)泉(quan)眼附(fu)近生(sheng)存,竟(jing)可達半(ban)尺多(duo)(duo)厚,極(ji)易捕撈(lao).60年代初生(sheng)活(huo)困難時期,當地牧民曾捕撈(lao)數千(qian)斤,口味極(ji)為(wei)鮮美.小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)湖(hu)(hu)中(zhong)(zhong)的候鳥極(ji)多(duo)(duo),其中(zhong)(zhong)有(you)仙鶴、水(shui)(shui)(shui)鴨(ya)、魚鷗、鸕鶿等,成(cheng)群(qun)結隊,產卵孵雛,在(zai)此繁衍生(sheng)息.
天氣現象
黑海湖區天氣變化(hua)(hua)無常(chang),夏季陰(yin)雨(yu)連綿(mian),冬(dong)季多(duo)北風(feng),每(mei)日下(xia)午1時許吹起,到晚間(jian)8時左(zuo)右(you)停止,風(feng)力一般為2-4級(ji),最大(da)8級(ji).冬(dong)季最低氣溫在攝氏零下(xia)40度左(zuo)右(you).12月結冰,翌(yi)年5月融(rong)化(hua)(hua),冰厚(hou)30-60厘米(mi).
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