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Scientists have discovered a massive underground lake in China’s arid northwest, giving hope to one of the country’s most remote and sparsely populated regions, state media reported Sunday.
The lake beneath the Taklamakan Desert has a capacity close to that of the 244-square-mile reservoir being filled behind China’s massive Three Gorges Dam, according to newspapers and the official Xinhua News Agency.
The find resulted from a comprehensive survey of water resources in the Xinjiang region, Xinhua said.
Newly discovered water supplies coming from about 50 different underground sources could alleviate the need to construct 10 major reservoirs, Xinhua said.
