Khyargas Lake | |
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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 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]:
Surface input | Surface output | Groundwater inflow- outflow |
Retention time, years |
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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]