地理位置
冬格措納湖(hu)(hu)地處海拔4117米(mi)的(de)(de)高原之上,東西(xi)長45公(gong)里,西(xi)北寬10公(gong)里,面積450平方公(gong)里,水深10米(mi).湖(hu)(hu)水呈深藍色,淡水,可飲用(yong);湖(hu)(hu)底(di)(di)凸凹不平,一(yi)般可分為(wei)泥底(di)(di)、沙(sha)底(di)(di)、草底(di)(di)和石底(di)(di)四類(lei)(lei).站立山巔(dian),遙望湖(hu)(hu)面,如(ru)同一(yi)塊(kuai)跌落人(ren)間(jian)、千山環抱的(de)(de)碧(bi)玉翡翠(cui).這(zhe)里山勢險峻,怪(guai)石林立,湖(hu)(hu)光秀麗(li),水天一(yi)色,島上棲息著多種鳥(niao)類(lei)(lei),也時見(jian)棕熊(xiong)出沒(mei).湖(hu)(hu)鳥(niao)泛(fan)波嬉戲,閑(xian)魚逐浪遨游(you),恍如(ru)世(shi)外桃源(yuan),人(ren)間(jian)仙(xian)境,被當地藏族群眾(zhong)奉為(wei)"神(shen)湖(hu)(hu)".
湖(hu)(hu)東有歇馬昂里曲,湖(hu)(hu)東南有東曲,均與湖(hu)(hu)水(shui)相連,夏季輸送山(shan)水(shui)入湖(hu)(hu).湖(hu)(hu)西北有約格(ge)柔(rou)曲,河水(shui)豐盈充沛,河寬20-50米(mi),水(shui)深1-3米(mi),黑海(hai)水(shui)即由這(zhe)條(tiao)(tiao)河,流(liu)向(xiang)海(hai)西州香日德(de)一帶.湖(hu)(hu)南面1公(gong)里處有一小(xiao)(xiao)湖(hu)(hu),面積約4平方公(gong)里,有兩條(tiao)(tiao)水(shui)渠與黑海(hai)河相接.小(xiao)(xiao)湖(hu)(hu)的(de)四周(zhou)散落著無數(shu)泉(quan)眼,噴涌(yong)流(liu)淌,又稱(cheng)泉(quan)眼湖(hu)(hu).小(xiao)(xiao)湖(hu)(hu)內雜草叢(cong)生(sheng)(sheng),微生(sheng)(sheng)物生(sheng)(sheng)長(chang)極為繁(fan)盛,其中以小(xiao)(xiao)蝦(xia)居多,夏季在草叢(cong)里生(sheng)(sheng)產幼蝦(xia),冬季結冰(bing)時(shi),聚集(ji)在湖(hu)(hu)中泉(quan)眼附(fu)近生(sheng)(sheng)存,竟可達半尺多厚,極易捕撈.60年代(dai)初(chu)生(sheng)(sheng)活困難(nan)時(shi)期,當(dang)地牧民曾捕撈數(shu)千斤(jin),口味(wei)極為鮮美.小(xiao)(xiao)湖(hu)(hu)中的(de)候(hou)鳥(niao)極多,其中有仙鶴、水(shui)鴨(ya)、魚(yu)鷗(ou)、鸕鶿(zi)等,成群結隊,產卵孵雛,在此繁(fan)衍(yan)生(sheng)(sheng)息(xi).
天氣現象
黑海湖區(qu)天氣(qi)變化(hua)無常,夏(xia)季陰(yin)雨(yu)連(lian)綿(mian),冬(dong)季多北風,每(mei)日下(xia)午1時許吹起,到晚間8時左右(you)(you)停止,風力(li)一(yi)般為2-4級,最(zui)大8級.冬(dong)季最(zui)低氣(qi)溫在攝氏零下(xia)40度左右(you)(you).12月結冰(bing),翌年5月融化(hua),冰(bing)厚30-60厘米.
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