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 Nuur National Park. Its area value (1,852 km2) includes the island Agbash (or Ak-Bashi, white head) area (274 km2), so the water surface area is 1,578 km2 only.
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Max. length 72.2 km (44.9 mi)
Max. width 36.5 km (22.7 mi)
Surface area 1,578 km2 (609 sq mi)
Average depth 2.2 m (7 ft 3 in)
Max. depth 4.5 m (15 ft)
Water volume 3.432 km3 (2,782,000 acre⋅ft)
Surface elevation 1,156.7 m (3,795 ft)
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