Selenga
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Selenga River | |
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Origin | Ider |
Mouth | Lake Baikal |
Basin countries | Russia, Mongolia |
Length | 1,024 km (636 mi) |
Avg. discharge | 310 m³/s |
The Selenga or Selenge (Russian: Селенга́, Mongolian: Сэлэнгэ гол) is a river in Mongolia and Russia. It rises in the Khangay mountains under the name of Ider, and flows into Lake Baikal. Its length is 1024 km. The Selenga is the headwater of the Yenisei-Angara River.