Khyargas Nuur

Khyargas Lake
Khyargas Lake south-east shore
Location Khyargas district, Uvs Province
Lake type Endorheic
Primary inflows Zavkhan River via Airag Nuur
Primary outflows no
Basin countries Mongolia
Max. length 75 km
Max. width 31 km
Surface area 1,407 km²
Average depth 47 m
Max. depth 80 m
Water volume 66.034 km³
Residence time 54.2 years
Surface elevation 1,028.5 m
Islands one unnamed
Settlements no
Khyargas
Khyargas (Mongolia)

Khyargas Lake (Mongolian: Хяргас нуур) is a salt lake in Khyargas district, Uvs Province, Western Mongolia.

Some sources are using different Khyargas Lake statistics values[1]:

Water balance of Khyargas Lake[1]
(Unit of water balance: mm/year)
Surface input Surface output Groundwater
inflow-
outflow
Retention
time
, years
Precipitation Inflow Evaporation Outflow
55.9 652.4 937.1 0 +228.8 54.2

The Khyargas Lake National Park is based on the lake. This protected area was established in 2000 and covers about 3,328 km². It also includes a freshwater Airag Lake. [2][3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Surface Water of Mongolia", Gombo Davaa, Dambaravjaa Oyunbaatar, Michiaki Sugita
  2. ^ "Mongolia", by Jane Blunden, from Bradt Travel Guides series, 2nd edition, 2008, ISBN 1841621781, p. 372
  3. ^ "Mongolia", by Michael Kohn, 2008, ISBN 1741045789, p. 242