title: Darebu Cuo
text: # Darebu Cuo
  
  Darebu Cuo or Darab Co (Chinese: 达热布错; pinyin: darebu cuò) or Tarap Tso (Tibetan: རྟ་རབས་མཚོ།, Wylie: rta rabs mtsho, THL: Tarap Tso) or Darebu Lake is a high-altitude alpine lake in Tibet, China.
  
  ## Location
  
  The lake is located at 4,436 m (14,554 ft) in Gêrzê County in Ngari Prefecture of Tibet Autonomous Region and it covers an area of 21 square km.
  
  China National Highway 317 passes through the south bank of the lake. And just below that road, another small alpine lake Oma Tso is located.
  
  ## Flora and fauna
  
  In 2015, scientists from the Chinese Academy of Forestry found that the lake's ecosystem hosts seven species and has a diversity index of 2.1. The most prominent species of the ecosystem is Bar-headed Goose.
  
  