South Suli Lake

36°58′45″N 94°16′20″E / 36.97917°N 94.27222°E / 36.97917; 94.27222TypeEndorheic saline lakePrimary inflowsZaohuo RiverBasin countriesChinaSurface area0–1.5 km² (0.00–0.58 sq mi)Surface elevation2,675 m (8,780 ft)

South Suli Lake
Traditional Chinese	南澀聶湖
Simplified Chinese	南涩聂湖
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Nánsèniè Hú Nán Sèniè Hú Wade–Giles Nan-se-nieh Hu Nan Se-nieh Hu
Little Suli Lake
Traditional Chinese	小澀聶湖
Simplified Chinese	小涩聂湖
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Xiǎosèniè Hú Xiǎo Sèniè Hú Wade–Giles Hsiao-se-nieh Hu Hsiao Se-nieh Hu
New Suli Lake
Traditional Chinese	新澀聶湖
Simplified Chinese	新涩聂湖
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Xīnsèniè Hú Xīn Sèniè Hú Wade–Giles Hsin-se-nieh Hu Hsin Se-nieh Hu

South, Little, or New Suli or Senie Lake is a small ephemeral lake in Golmud County, Haixi Prefecture, Qinghai Province, China. It lies in the southwest corner of the Qarhan Playa in the southeast Qaidam Basin. It is part of Qarhan's Bieletan subbasin, located south of Suli Lake and west of Dabiele Lake. It is principally fed from the southwest by the Zaohuo or Little Zaohuo River (小灶火河, Xiǎozàohuǒ Hé)^[1] and consists of a 1.5 km² (0.58 sq mi) basin which gradually evaporates into three smaller ponds. As part of the Bieletan subbasin, it is rich in lithium chloride.^[2]

It takes its name from its position relative to the larger Suli Lake, itself supposedly a transcription of a Mongolian placename derived from the word for "temples" or "sideburns".^[3]

• Qarhan Playa & Qaidam Basin
• List of lakes & saltwater lakes of China

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• Yu Junqing; et al., "Geomorphic, Hydroclimatic, and Hydrothermal Controls on the Formation of Lithium Brine Deposits in the Qaidam Basin, Northern Tibetan Plateau, China" (PDF), Ore Geology Reviews, vol. No. 50, Amsterdam: Elvesier, pp. 171–183, doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2012.11.001 {{citation}}: |volume= has extra text (help).
• Yu Shengsong; et al. (2009), Chá'ěrhán Yánhé Zīyuán: Kěchíxù Lìyòng Yánjiū 察尔汗盐河资源: 可持续利用研究 [Qarhan Playa Resources: A Study of Sustainable Use] (PDF) (in Chinese), Beijing: Kexue Chubanshe.