Khuvsgul Lake (Mongolian: Хөвсгөл нуур), largest fresh water lake in Mongolia by volume and 2nd largest by area FACTS : Maximum length : 136 km (85 mi) Maximum width : 36.5 km (22.7 mi) Surface area : 2,760 km2 (1,070 sq mi) Average depth : 138 m …
Khar-Us Lake (Mongolian: Хар-Ус нуур), fresh water lake located in western Mongolia in the Great Lakes Depression. It is the upper one in a system of the interconnected lakes: Khar-Us, Khar, Dörgön, Airag and Khyargas. The lake is located in Har Us…
Khyargas Nuur (Mongolian: Хяргас нуур), salt lake located in the Khyargas Soum, Uvs Province, Western Mongolia. FACTS : Type Endorheic Primary inflows Zavkhan River via Airag Nuur Max. length 75 km (47 mi) Max. width 31 km (19 mi) Surface area 1,407…
Khar Lake (Khovd) (Mongolian: Хар нуур, means “Black Lake”), located in the Khovd aimag (province) in Western Mongolia’s Great Lakes Depression. FACTS : Primary inflows Chono Kharaikh Gol Primary outflows Teeliin Gol Max. length 37…
Dorgon Lake (Mongolian: Дөргөн нуур) is a saltwater lake in Khovd, Mongolia. It is a part of the Great Lakes Depression, being one of the remnants of a prehistoric lake. It has a salinity of 4%. FACTS : Primary inflows : Khar Lake, Khomyn Khooloi …
Achit Lake (Mongolian: Ачит Нуур), the largest freshwater lake in Uvs Aimag (Uvs province), Mongolia. At an elevation of 1,435 m above sea level it covers an area of 290 km2. It is 28 km long, 16 km wide, and 10 m deep. The coast is covered with…
Boon Tsagaan Lake (Mongolian: Бөөн Цагаан нуур), large saline lake located in the Bayakhongor province of Gobi Desert, Southern Mongolia. FACTS : Max. length 24 km (15 mi) Max. width 11 km (6.8 mi) Surface area 252 km2 (97 sq mi) Average depth 9.3 m…
Uureg Lake (Mongolian: Үүрэг нуур, Üüreg nuur), Saline lake in an endorheic basin in western Mongolia, north-west of the Great Lakes Hollow, near the western edge of the Uvs Nuur basin. The Tsagaan river gorge (Tsagaan Shuvuut Uul) lies on the west…
Telmen Lake (Mongolian: Тэлмэн нуур), Saltwater lake in Zavkhan Province, Mongolia. Three islands are located in the lake, which is a gathering point for migratory birds. The water salinity is 6.49-7.61% FACTS : Max. length 28 km (17 mi) Max. width…
Ulaan Lake (Mongolian: Улаан нуур) was a lake in the districts of Mandal-Ovoo and Bulgan, in Ömnögovi Province, Mongolia. It completely dried up in 1995 🙁 FACTS : Maximum length : Maximum width : Average depth : Surface area 175 km2 (68 sq mi)…
Sangiin Dalai Lake (Mongolian: Сангийн далай нуур), Salt water lake in northern Mongolia, located at the border between the Tsagaan-Uul, Shine-Ider, and Bürentogtokh sums of Khövsgöl aimag, and the Ikh-Uul sum of Zavkhan aimag. It is surrounded by…
Airag Lake (Mongolian: Айраг нуур), lake located in the Western Mongolia in the Great Lakes Depression. It is in a system of the interconnected lakes: Khar-Us, Khar, Dörgön, and Khyargas. The lake was in the same basin as the Khyargas Lake in…
Yakhi Lake (Mongolian: Яхь нуур) is a lake located in the district of Choibalsan, in Dornod Province, Mongolia. FACTS : Max. length 20.4 km (12.7 mi) Max. width 11.9 km (7.4 mi) Surface area 97 km2 (37 sq mi) Average depth 2.3 m (7 ft 7 in) Max.…
Khar Lake (Mongolian: “Хар нуур” means Black Lake), located in the Zavkhan aimag (province) in western Mongolia. Khar Lake occupies a dale in the Khangai Mountains to the East from the Great Lakes Depression. FACTS : Maximum length :…
Tolbo Lake (Mongolian : “Толбо нуур”), freshwater lake in Mongolia. The lake is located about 50 kilometres (30 mi) south of Ölgii, on the main road between Ölgii and Khovd. Tolbo lake is also known as 100 kazan (100 pots) FACTS :…
Khurgan Lake (Mongolian: Хурган нуур), located in the Tsengel Soum, Bayan-Ölgii Province of western Mongolia. FACTS : Primary inflows Khovd River Max. length 23.3 km (14.5 mi) Max. width 6 km (3.7 mi) Surface area 71 km2 (27 sq mi) Average depth 7.8…
Dayan Lake (Mongolian: Даян нуур), located in Sagsai Soum, Bayan-Ölgii Province of western Mongolia. It is recognized by BirdLife International as an Important Bird Area since 2009. It is located in the Altai Tavan Bogd National Park. FACTS : Max.…