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<img src="/images/ico/cityT.gif" class="blueSquare" />Rivers and Lakes 
Rivers in Tibet are not only great in number, but are also recognized as the source of such famous Asian rivers as the Ganges, Mekong and the Indus, etc. The Yarlung Tsangpo River, the fifth longest in China as well as the highest in the world, originates in the Himalayas and flows into India after traveling 2,057 km (1,278 miles) within China. Rivers of Jinsha, Lancang and Nu, joined by numerous tributaries provide an abundance of hydroelectric energy as well as irrigate the agricultural areas within their floodplains. 
 
The largest lake in Tibet is <a href="/lhasa/namtso.htm">Namsto</a> , which, with an area of 1,920 sq km (741 sq miles) makes it the second largest salt-water lake in China, and, at an altitude of 4,718m (15,479 ft) the highest salt-water lake in the world. Lake Manasarovar , shares its fame as being one of the 'Three Holy Lakes in Tibet' with Namsto and <a href="/cityguide/shannan/yamdrok_yumtso.htm">Yamdrok Yumtso</a> , is the highest freshwater lake in the world. With over 1,500 lakes dotted around the vast Tibetan plateau, 47 exceed an area of 100 sq km (39 sq miles), with the total surface area being approximately 1/3 of that of China's lakes.

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