地理位置
冬格措納湖(hu)地處海(hai)拔4117米(mi)的(de)高原之上,東西長45公里,西北(bei)寬10公里,面(mian)(mian)積450平(ping)方公里,水深10米(mi).湖(hu)水呈深藍(lan)色,淡水,可飲用;湖(hu)底凸凹不平(ping),一般(ban)可分(fen)為泥底、沙底、草底和石底四(si)類.站立(li)山巔,遙望(wang)湖(hu)面(mian)(mian),如同一塊跌落人間、千山環抱的(de)碧玉翡翠(cui).這里山勢險峻,怪石林立(li),湖(hu)光秀麗,水天(tian)一色,島上棲息著多種鳥(niao)類,也時見棕熊(xiong)出沒.湖(hu)鳥(niao)泛波嬉戲,閑魚逐(zhu)浪遨游,恍如世外桃(tao)源,人間仙(xian)境,被當地藏族群(qun)眾奉為"神湖(hu)".
湖(hu)(hu)(hu)東(dong)有(you)歇馬昂里曲(qu)(qu),湖(hu)(hu)(hu)東(dong)南有(you)東(dong)曲(qu)(qu),均(jun)與(yu)湖(hu)(hu)(hu)水(shui)相連,夏季輸送山水(shui)入(ru)湖(hu)(hu)(hu).湖(hu)(hu)(hu)西(xi)北有(you)約格柔曲(qu)(qu),河(he)水(shui)豐盈(ying)充沛,河(he)寬20-50米,水(shui)深1-3米,黑海(hai)(hai)水(shui)即由這(zhe)條河(he),流向(xiang)海(hai)(hai)西(xi)州香日德一帶.湖(hu)(hu)(hu)南面(mian)1公里處有(you)一小(xiao)湖(hu)(hu)(hu),面(mian)積約4平方公里,有(you)兩條水(shui)渠與(yu)黑海(hai)(hai)河(he)相接.小(xiao)湖(hu)(hu)(hu)的(de)四周散落著無(wu)數(shu)泉(quan)(quan)眼(yan),噴涌流淌,又稱(cheng)泉(quan)(quan)眼(yan)湖(hu)(hu)(hu).小(xiao)湖(hu)(hu)(hu)內雜草叢生(sheng)(sheng)(sheng),微生(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)物生(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)長極為繁盛,其(qi)中(zhong)以小(xiao)蝦居多(duo),夏季在(zai)草叢里生(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)產幼蝦,冬季結(jie)冰時,聚(ju)集在(zai)湖(hu)(hu)(hu)中(zhong)泉(quan)(quan)眼(yan)附近生(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)存,竟可達半尺多(duo)厚,極易(yi)捕撈.60年代初生(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)活困難時期,當地牧民曾捕撈數(shu)千(qian)斤,口味極為鮮美.小(xiao)湖(hu)(hu)(hu)中(zhong)的(de)候鳥極多(duo),其(qi)中(zhong)有(you)仙鶴、水(shui)鴨、魚鷗、鸕鶿等,成(cheng)群結(jie)隊,產卵孵雛,在(zai)此繁衍生(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)息.
天氣現象
黑海(hai)湖區天氣(qi)變化無常,夏季(ji)陰雨連綿,冬(dong)季(ji)多北風,每日下(xia)午(wu)1時許吹起,到晚間8時左(zuo)右停止,風力一般為(wei)2-4級,最(zui)大8級.冬(dong)季(ji)最(zui)低氣(qi)溫在攝(she)氏零下(xia)40度左(zuo)右.12月(yue)結冰,翌年(nian)5月(yue)融化,冰厚30-60厘米.