Lake Urru

Freshwater lake in China

31°43′N 88°00′E / 31.717°N 88.000°E / 31.717; 88.000TypeFreshwater lakeCatchment area14,262 km² (5,500 sq mi)Basin countriesChinaMax. length33.6 km (21 mi)Max. width13.4 km (8 mi)Surface area342.7 km² (100 sq mi)Surface elevation4,548 m (14,921 ft)

Urru Lake (Tibetan: འུར་རུ་མཚོ, Wylie: ur ru mtsho; Chinese: 吴如错; pinyin: Wúrú Cuò）is a plateau lake in Nagqu Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, southwest of China, located between Nyima County and Xainza County. The lake, which is part of the Siling Lake drainage system, is fed by several rivers and drains eastward into Jargö Lake. It is 33.6 km long and 13.4 km wide and has an area of 342.7 square km.^[1]