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Drying Up Lakes

A number of natural lakes throughout the world are drying or completely dry owing to irrigation or urban use diverting inflow. Thanks to this effect, many huge lakes are in danger of vanishing from the face of the earth. When this happens, at least you will still remember them because you have taken this quiz. So try to learn them all by heart and guess as many as you can below before it's too late!
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Last updated: April 9, 2026
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Location
Size before
Reduced size
Lake
Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan
68,000 km2 (26,000 mi2)
14,280 km2 (5,510 mi2)
Aral Sea
Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria
25,000 km2 (9,700 mi2)
2,000 km2 (770 mi2)
Lake Chad
China
6,000 km2 (2,300 mi2)
4,543 km2 (1,754 mi2)
Qinghai Lake
Iran
5,000 km2 (1,900 mi2)
2,820 km2 (1,090 mi2)
Lake Urmia
Utah, U.S.
4,400 km2 (1,700 mi2)
2,500 km2 (950 mi2)
Great Salt Lake
Jiangxi, China
3,500 km2 (1,400 mi2)
200 km2 (77 mi2)
Poyang Lake
Bolivia
3,000 km2 (1,200 mi2)
0
Lake Poopó
Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia
2,500 km2 (970 mi2)
1,700 km2 (660 mi2)
Lake Chany
Irano-Afghan border
2,000 km2 (770 mi2)
0
Hamun Lake
Xinjiang, China
2,000 km2 (770 mi2)
0
Lop Nur
California, U.S.
1,800 km2 (690 mi2)
5.2 km2 (2 mi2)
Tulare Lake
Mexico
1,048 km2 (405 mi2)
812 km2 (314 mi2)
Lake Chapala
Israel, Jordan, and Palestine
1,030 km2 (400 mi2)
605 km2 (234 mi2)
Dead Sea
Xinjiang, China
1,000 km2 (390 mi2)
500 km2 (190 mi2)
Lake Ebinur
Location
Size before
Reduced size
Lake
California, U.S.
940 km2 (363 mi2)
832 km2 (321 mi2)
Salton Sea
Mali
590 km2 (230 mi2)
0
Lake Faguibine
Nevada, U.S.
510 km2 (195 mi2)
 
Pyramid Lake
Turkey
300–350 km2 (120–140 mi2)
0
Lake Amik
Michoacán, Mexico
300 km2 (120 mi2)
 
Lake Cuitzeo
California, U.S.
280 km2 (110 mi2)
0
Owens Lake
Nevada, U.S.
280 km2 (107 mi2)
130 km2 (50 mi2)
Walker Lake
Xinjiang, China
238 km2 (92 mi2)
0
Alan Nur
California, U.S.
220 km2 (86 mi2)
180 km2 (70 mi2)
Mono Lake
South Australia
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168 km2 (65 mi2)
Lake Albert
Australia
135 km2 (52 mi2)
0
Lake Hindmarsh
Kazakhstan
60 km2 (23 mi2)
7.9 km2 (3.1 mi2)
Lake Shalkar
Israel
14 km2 (5.4 mi2)
0
Lake Hula
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