Coordinates: 49°08′N 93°25′E / 49.133°N 93.417°E / 49.133; 93.417

Khyargas Nuur

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Khyargas Lake
Khyargas Lake's southeastern shore
Khyargas Lake is located in Mongolia
Khyargas Lake
Khyargas Lake
A satellite image of Lake Khyargas taken from Landsat-7. Smaller lake south of the Khyargas Lake is Airag Lake.
LocationKhyargas district, Uvs Province
Coordinates49°08′N 93°25′E / 49.133°N 93.417°E / 49.133; 93.417
TypeEndorheic
Primary inflowsZavkhan River via Airag Nuur
Primary outflowsno
Basin countriesMongolia
Max. length75 km (47 mi)
Max. width31 km (19 mi)
Surface area1,407 km2 (543 sq mi)
Average depth47 m (154 ft)
Max. depth80 m (260 ft)
Water volume66.034 km3 (53,535,000 acre⋅ft)
Residence time54.2 years
Surface elevation1,028.5 m (3,374 ft)
Islandsone unnamed
Settlementsno

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 level: 1,035.29 m
  • Surface area: 1,481.1 km2
  • Average depth: 50.7 m
  • Volume: 75.2 km3.
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 1-84162-178-1, p. 372
  3. ^ "Mongolia", by Michael Kohn, 2008, ISBN 1-74104-578-9, p. 242