Water level of Kaidu River starts to rise as snow melts in Xinjiang(1/4)

Photo shows scenery along the Kaidu River, Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. (Photo/China News Service)

As temperature rises in Xinjiang, melting snow in mountains raises the water level of the Kaidu River. Covering around 22,000 square kilometers with an average annual runoff of 868 billion cubic meters, the 610-kilometer Kaidu River finally flows into Bosten Lake, the country's largest inland freshwater lake.

Photo shows scenery along the Kaidu River, Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. (Photo/China News Service)

Photo shows scenery along the Kaidu River, Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. (Photo/China News Service)

Photo shows scenery along the Kaidu River, Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. (Photo/China News Service)