地理位置
冬(dong)格措納(na)湖地處(chu)海拔4117米的(de)高原之上,東西長45公里,西北寬10公里,面積450平(ping)方公里,水(shui)深(shen)10米.湖水(shui)呈深(shen)藍色,淡水(shui),可(ke)飲用;湖底(di)(di)凸凹不平(ping),一(yi)般可(ke)分為泥底(di)(di)、沙底(di)(di)、草底(di)(di)和石(shi)底(di)(di)四類(lei).站立山巔,遙望湖面,如(ru)同一(yi)塊(kuai)跌落(luo)人間、千山環抱的(de)碧玉翡翠.這(zhe)里山勢險峻,怪石(shi)林立,湖光秀麗,水(shui)天(tian)一(yi)色,島(dao)上棲息著(zhu)多種鳥類(lei),也(ye)時見棕熊出沒.湖鳥泛波嬉戲,閑魚逐(zhu)浪遨游(you),恍如(ru)世外桃源(yuan),人間仙(xian)境,被(bei)當(dang)地藏族(zu)群眾奉為"神(shen)湖".
湖(hu)(hu)東(dong)有(you)(you)歇(xie)馬昂里(li)曲(qu),湖(hu)(hu)東(dong)南有(you)(you)東(dong)曲(qu),均與(yu)湖(hu)(hu)水(shui)(shui)相(xiang)(xiang)連,夏季輸送(song)山水(shui)(shui)入湖(hu)(hu).湖(hu)(hu)西北(bei)有(you)(you)約格柔曲(qu),河(he)水(shui)(shui)豐盈充沛(pei),河(he)寬20-50米(mi),水(shui)(shui)深1-3米(mi),黑(hei)海水(shui)(shui)即由這條河(he),流向海西州香日(ri)德(de)一(yi)帶(dai).湖(hu)(hu)南面1公里(li)處有(you)(you)一(yi)小(xiao)湖(hu)(hu),面積約4平方公里(li),有(you)(you)兩條水(shui)(shui)渠與(yu)黑(hei)海河(he)相(xiang)(xiang)接.小(xiao)湖(hu)(hu)的(de)四周(zhou)散落(luo)著無數(shu)泉眼,噴涌流淌,又稱(cheng)泉眼湖(hu)(hu).小(xiao)湖(hu)(hu)內雜草叢生(sheng)(sheng)(sheng),微生(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)物生(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)長極(ji)為繁(fan)盛,其(qi)中以小(xiao)蝦居(ju)多,夏季在草叢里(li)生(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)產(chan)(chan)幼(you)蝦,冬季結冰時,聚集在湖(hu)(hu)中泉眼附近生(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)存(cun),竟可達半尺多厚,極(ji)易(yi)捕撈(lao).60年(nian)代初生(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)活困(kun)難時期,當地牧民曾捕撈(lao)數(shu)千(qian)斤,口味極(ji)為鮮(xian)美.小(xiao)湖(hu)(hu)中的(de)候(hou)鳥(niao)極(ji)多,其(qi)中有(you)(you)仙鶴、水(shui)(shui)鴨、魚鷗、鸕鶿(zi)等,成群(qun)結隊,產(chan)(chan)卵(luan)孵雛(chu),在此繁(fan)衍生(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)息.
天氣現象
黑(hei)海湖區天(tian)氣變化無常,夏季陰雨(yu)連綿(mian),冬(dong)(dong)季多北風(feng)(feng),每日下午1時(shi)許吹起,到晚(wan)間8時(shi)左(zuo)右(you)(you)停止,風(feng)(feng)力一般為2-4級,最大(da)8級.冬(dong)(dong)季最低氣溫在攝氏零下40度左(zuo)右(you)(you).12月結冰(bing)(bing),翌年5月融化,冰(bing)(bing)厚30-60厘(li)米(mi).
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