Khar-Us Lake frozen, Khar Lake fragment is at the western edge of the image, Jargalant-Khaikhan Mounts are south from Lake Khar-Us (NASAastronauts image 2002-12-13).
khar, lake, mongolian, Хар, Ус, нуур, romanized, nuur, ᠬᠠᠷ, ᠤᠰᠤ, ᠨᠠᠭᠤᠷ, black, aqua, lake, chinese, 哈尔乌斯湖, 黑水湖, lake, western, mongolia, great, lakes, depression, upper, system, interconnected, lakes, khar, khar, dörgön, airag, khyargas, lake, located, nuur, n. Khar Us Lake Mongolian Har Us nuur romanized Har Us nuur ᠬᠠᠷ ᠠ ᠤᠰᠤ ᠨᠠᠭᠤᠷ Black Aqua Lake Chinese 哈尔乌斯湖 黑水湖 is a lake in western Mongolia in the Great Lakes Depression It is the upper one in a system of the interconnected lakes Khar Us Khar Dorgon Airag and Khyargas The lake is located in Har Us Nuur National Park Khar Us LakeKhar Us Lake frozen Khar Lake fragment is at the western edge of the image Jargalant Khaikhan Mounts are south from Lake Khar Us NASA astronauts image 2002 12 13 Khar Us LakeLocationKhovd aimag MongoliaCoordinates48 02 N 92 17 E 48 033 N 92 283 E 48 033 92 283TypefreshwaterPrimary inflowsKhovd RiverPrimary outflowsChono Kharaikh golCatchment area74 500 km2 28 800 sq mi Basin countriesMongoliaMax length72 2 km 44 9 mi Max width36 5 km 22 7 mi Surface area1 578 km2 609 sq mi Average depth2 2 m 7 ft 3 in Max depth4 5 m 15 ft Water volume3 432 km3 2 782 000 acre ft Surface elevation1 156 7 m 3 795 ft FrozenNovember AprilIslandsAgbash Ak Bashi SettlementsDorgonRamsar WetlandDesignated13 April 1999Part ofHar 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 1 Some sources are using different Khar Us Lake Lake statistics values 2 Water level 1 160 08 m Surface area 1 496 6 km2 Average depth 2 1 m Volume 3 12 km3 Water balance of Khar Us Lake 2 Unit of water balance mm year Surface input Surface output Groundwaterinflow outflow Retentiontime years Precipitation Inflow Evaporation Outflow 56 4 1 979 2 942 7 675 3 417 6 1 1 Primary inflow is the Khovd River which creates a large river delta So called Genghis Khan s wall runs along the western shore of the Khar Us Lake It is possible to find it at the Google Map and Google Earth satellite maps 47 53 29 N 91 59 37 E 47 89139 N 91 99361 E 47 89139 91 99361 References edit Khar Us Nuur Great Soviet Encyclopedia a b Surface Water of Mongolia Gombo Davaa Dambaravjaa Oyunbaatar Michiaki Sugita nbsp This article related to a lake in Mongolia is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Khar Us Lake amp oldid 1216835523, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
