“塘(tang)巴”是(shi)譯音(yin),原(yuan)來的湖(hu)(hu)中(zhong)(zhong)有(you)(you)一(yi)塊巨(ju)石酷似一(yi)枚印章,哈(ha)薩(sa)克人(ren)叫它塘(tang)巴塔什(shen),意思是(shi)印章石,音(yin)譯為(wei)(wei)塘(tang)巴湖(hu)(hu)。湖(hu)(hu)底平坦,由(you)淺(qian)入深,是(shi)游泳(yong)的好場所。湖(hu)(hu)中(zhong)(zhong)砂為(wei)(wei)石英砂,但(dan)含云母較(jiao)多(duo),在(zai)陽(yang)(yang)光(guang)照耀下(xia)(xia),金(jin)光(guang)閃閃,夕(xi)陽(yang)(yang)西下(xia)(xia),湖(hu)(hu)水(shui)與夕(xi)陽(yang)(yang)相輝映,水(shui)天一(yi)體(ti)(ti),使人(ren)遐想(xiang)連篇。每(mei)年冰(bing)(bing)雪(xue)消融岸邊蘩花(hua)似錦,候鳥(niao)成群結隊來,棲息在(zai)草叢中(zhong)(zhong),繁衍生息。初步考究有(you)(you)黃(huang)雁、麻雁、慶鶴、天鵝、野鴨、水(shui)鷗等。水(shui)中(zhong)(zhong)盛產多(duo)種美味魚(yu)類,主要是(shi)鯉魚(yu)、鰱魚(yu)和(he)其(qi)它類魚(yu)。12月至次年3月為(wei)(wei)冰(bing)(bing)封季節(jie),冰(bing)(bing)厚0.6--0.8米,這時大地(di)和(he)湖(hu)(hu)面(mian)白(bai)雪(xue)復(fu)蓋(gai)、山巒起伏、銀裝素裹(guo),一(yi)片雪(xue)原(yuan)風光(guang)。狐(hu)貍、野兔常出(chu)沒其(qi)中(zhong)(zhong),是(shi)冰(bing)(bing)洞垂釣(diao)和(he)狩獵、體(ti)(ti)育運動的好地(di)方。