Rakwa Tso (; ), also known as Rawu Tso or Ranwu Lake, is a lake in
Baxoi County,
Chamdo Prefecture,
Tibet Autonomous Region
The Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR), often shortened to Tibet in English or Xizang in Pinyin, Hanyu Pinyin, is an Autonomous regions of China, autonomous region of the China, People's Republic of China. It was established in 1965 to replace the ...
, China, to the north of Arza Gongla Glacier, and to the south of
Ngagung Tso. The lake covers an area of , and has an elevation of . The lake was created by a
landslide dam.
Parlung River flows out of the lake.
The lake is within the historical region of
Kham
Kham (; ) is one of the three traditional Tibet, Tibetan regions, the others being Domey also known as Amdo in the northeast, and Ü-Tsang in central Tibet. The official name of this Tibetan region/province is Dotoe (). The original residents of ...
. The average temperature is , and the rainfall {{convert, 849.7, mm, abbr=on. It has been a famous tourist destination.
Lakes of Tibet