| Dianchi lake | Erhai lake | Fuxian and Xingyun lakes | Nanpan river | Yangzong lake | ||||||
| NaHCO3-P (A) | 57.9 | bc | 53.2 | c | 63.2 | b | 32.3 | d | 92.2 | a |
| NaHCO3-P (B) | 46.2 | b | 41.6 | b | 46 | b | 36.1 | b | 83.4 | a |
| NaHCO3-P (C) | 28.2 | b | 18.6 | c | 20.3 | c | 23.1 | bc | 49.1 | a |
| NaOH-P (A) | 1904 | b | 1324 | c | 2094 | a | 1311 | c | 1847 | b |
| NaOH-P (B) | 1634 | b | 1244 | c | 1968 | a | 1430 | bc | 1726 | ab |
| NaOH-P (C) | 1332 | b | 999 | c | 1541 | a | 1205 | bc | 1045 | c |
| CEC | 20.7 | c | 12.3 | e | 15.9 | d | 31.8 | a | 23.4 | b |
| pH | 6.8 | b | 6.7 | bc | 7.2 | a | 6.4 | c | 5.6 | d |
| Sand | 22.9 | c | 35.8 | a | 29.1 | b | 15 | e | 20.3 | d |
| Silt | 42.7 | b | 49.4 | a | 42.1 | b | 39.7 | b | 35.9 | c |
| Clay | 34.4 | a | 14.8 | c | 28.8 | b | 45.3 | a | 43.9 | a |
| Texture | Clay loam | Loam | Clay loam | Clay | Clay | |||||