# List of drying lakes

A number of natural lakes throughout the world are drying or completely dry owing to irrigation or urban use diverting inflow.

## List

List of drying lakes :
| Lake name | Location | Coordinates | Original size | as of | Reduced size | as of |
| Aral Sea | Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan | 45°N 60°E﻿ / ﻿45°N 60°E﻿ / 45; 60﻿ (Aral Sea) | 68,000 km$^2$ (26,000 sq mi) | 1960 | 14,280 km$^2$ (5,510 sq mi) | 2010 |
| Lake Chad | Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria | 13°00′N 14°30′E﻿ / ﻿13.0°N 14.5°E﻿ / 13.0; 14.5﻿ (Lake Chad) | 25,000 km$^2$ (9,700 sq mi) | 1963 | 2,000 km$^2$ (770 sq mi) | 2015 |
| Qinghai Lake | China | 37°00′N 100°06′E﻿ / ﻿37.0°N 100.1°E﻿ / 37.0; 100.1﻿ (Qinghai Lake) | 6,000 km$^2$ (2,300 sq mi) | | 4,543 km$^2$ (1,754 sq mi) | 2020 |
| Lake Urmia | Iran | 37°42′N 45°24′E﻿ / ﻿37.7°N 45.4°E﻿ / 37.7; 45.4﻿ (Lake Urmia) | 5,000 km$^2$ (1,900 sq mi) | | 2,820 km$^2$ (1,090 sq mi) | 2021 |
| Great Salt Lake | Utah, U.S. | 41°12′N 112°30′W﻿ / ﻿41.2°N 112.5°W﻿ / 41.2; -112.5﻿ (Great Salt Lake) | 4,400 km$^2$ (1,700 sq mi) | 1980s | 2,500 km$^2$ (950 sq mi) | 2021 |
| Poyang Lake | Jiangxi, China | 29°06′N 116°18′E﻿ / ﻿29.1°N 116.3°E﻿ / 29.1; 116.3﻿ (Poyang Lake) | 3,500 km$^2$ (1,400 sq mi) | | 200 km$^2$ (77 sq mi) | 2012 |
| Lake Poopó | Bolivia | 18°36′S 67°06′W﻿ / ﻿18.6°S 67.1°W﻿ / -18.6; -67.1﻿ (Lake Poopó) | 3,000 km$^2$ (1,200 sq mi) | | 0 | 2015 |
| Lake Chany | Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia | 54°48′N 77°30′E﻿ / ﻿54.8°N 77.5°E﻿ / 54.8; 77.5﻿ (Lake Chany) | 2,500 km$^2$ (970 sq mi) | 1970 | 1,700 km$^2$ (660 sq mi) | 2024 |
| Hamun Lake | Irano-Afghan border | 30°48′N 61°42′E﻿ / ﻿30.8°N 61.7°E﻿ / 30.8; 61.7﻿ (Hamun Lake) | 2,000 km$^2$ (770 sq mi) | | 0 | 2002 |
| Lop Nur | Xinjiang, China | 40°30′N 90°30′E﻿ / ﻿40.5°N 90.5°E﻿ / 40.5; 90.5﻿ (Lop Nur) | 2,000 km$^2$ (770 sq mi) | 1950s | 0 | 1970 |
| Tulare Lake | California, U.S. | 36°00′N 119°48′W﻿ / ﻿36.0°N 119.8°W﻿ / 36.0; -119.8﻿ (Tulare Lake) | 1,800 km$^2$ (690 sq mi) | 1880 | 5.2 km$^2$ (2 sq mi) | 2023 |
| Lake Chapala | Mexico | 20°12′N 103°00′W﻿ / ﻿20.2°N 103.0°W﻿ / 20.2; -103.0﻿ (Lake Chapala) | 1,048 km$^2$ (405 sq mi) | 1986 | 812 km$^2$ (314 sq mi) | 2001 |
| Dead Sea | Israel, Jordan, and Palestine | 31°30′N 35°30′E﻿ / ﻿31.5°N 35.5°E﻿ / 31.5; 35.5﻿ (Dead Sea) | 1,030 km$^2$ (400 sq mi) | 1960 | 605 km$^2$ (234 sq mi) | 2016 |
| Lake Ebinur | Xinjiang, China | 44°54′N 83°00′E﻿ / ﻿44.9°N 83°E﻿ / 44.9; 83﻿ (Lake Ebi) | 1,000 km$^2$ (390 sq mi) | 1955 | 500 km$^2$ (190 sq mi) | 2014 |
| Salton Sea | California, U.S. | 33°18′N 115°48′W﻿ / ﻿33.3°N 115.8°W﻿ / 33.3; -115.8﻿ (Salton Sea) | 940 km$^2$ (363 sq mi) | 2003 | 832 km$^2$ (321 sq mi) | 2022 |
| Lake Faguibine | Mali | 16°42′N 4°00′W﻿ / ﻿16.7°N 4.0°W﻿ / 16.7; -4.0﻿ (Lake Faguibine) | 590 km$^2$ (230 sq mi) | 1974 | 0 | 2000 |
| Pyramid Lake | Nevada, U.S. | 40°06′N 119°36′W﻿ / ﻿40.1°N 119.6°W﻿ / 40.1; -119.6﻿ (Pyramid Lake) | 510 km$^2$ (195 sq mi) | | | |
| Lake Amik | Turkey | 36°18′N 36°18′E﻿ / ﻿36.3°N 36.3°E﻿ / 36.3; 36.3﻿ (Lake Amik) | 300–350 km$^2$ (120–140 sq mi) | 1950s | 0 | 2012 |
| Lake Cuitzeo | Michoacán, Mexico | 19°56′N 101°05′W﻿ / ﻿19.93°N 101.08°W﻿ / 19.93; -101.08﻿ (Lake Cuitzeo) | 300 km$^2$ (120 sq mi) | 1941 | | |
| Owens Lake | California, U.S. | 36°26′N 117°57′W﻿ / ﻿36.43°N 117.95°W﻿ / 36.43; -117.95﻿ (Owens Lake) | 280 km$^2$ (110 sq mi) | 1913 | 0 | 1926 |
| Walker Lake | Nevada, U.S. | 38°41′N 118°44′W﻿ / ﻿38.69°N 118.74°W﻿ / 38.69; -118.74﻿ (Walker Lake) | 280 km$^2$ (107 sq mi) | 1882 | 130 km$^2$ (50 sq mi) | 2005 |
| Alan Nur | Xinjiang, China | 45°48′N 85°56′E﻿ / ﻿45.80°N 85.93°E﻿ / 45.80; 85.93﻿ (Alan Nur) | 238 km$^2$ (92 sq mi) | 1950 | 0 | 1970 |
| Mono Lake | California, U.S. | 38°01′N 119°01′W﻿ / ﻿38.02°N 119.01°W﻿ / 38.02; -119.01﻿ (Mono Lake) | 220 km$^2$ (86 sq mi) | 1941 | 170 km$^2$ (66 sq mi) | 2015 |
| Lake Albert | South Australia | 35°38′S 139°17′E﻿ / ﻿35.63°S 139.28°E﻿ / -35.63; 139.28﻿ (Lake Albert) | | | 168 km$^2$ (65 sq mi) | |
| Lake Hindmarsh | Australia | 36°04′S 141°55′E﻿ / ﻿36.06°S 141.91°E﻿ / -36.06; 141.91﻿ (Lake Hindmarsh) | 135 km$^2$ (52 sq mi) | 1975 | 0 | 2000 |
| Lake Shalkar | Kazakhstan | 47°48′N 59°35′E﻿ / ﻿47.800°N 59.583°E﻿ / 47.800; 59.583﻿ (Lake Shalkar) | 60 km$^2$ (23 sq mi) | 1900 | 7.9 km$^2$ (3.1 sq mi) | 2024 |
| Lake Hula | Israel | 33°06′N 35°36′E﻿ / ﻿33.1°N 35.6°E﻿ / 33.1; 35.6 | 14 km$^2$ (5.4 sq mi) | 1940s | 0 | 1950s |
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