Khar-Us Nuur
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Khar-Us Lake 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, Dörgön, Airag and Khyargas
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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.
Some sources are using different Khar-Us Lake Lake statistics values:
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.
Mongolia
Mongolia is a landlocked country in East and Central Asia. It is bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south, east and west. Although Mongolia does not share a border with Kazakhstan, its western-most point is only from Kazakhstan's eastern tip. Ulan Bator, the capital and largest...
in the Great Lakes Depression
Great Lakes Depression
The Great Lakes Depression is a large semi-arid depression in Mongolia that covers parts of the Uvs, Khovd, Zavkhan and Govi-Altai aimags. Bounded by the Altai in the West, Khangai in the East and Tannu-Ola Mountains in the North,...
. It is the upper one in a system of the interconnected lakes: Khar-Us, Khar, Dörgön, Airag and Khyargas
Khyargas Nuur
Khyargas Lake is a salt lake in Khyargas district, Uvs Province, Western Mongolia.Some sources are using different Khyargas Lake statistics values:*Water level: 1,035.29 m*Surface area: 1,481.1 km²*Average depth: 50.7 m*Volume: 75.2 km³....
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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.
Some sources are using different Khar-Us Lake Lake statistics values:
- Water level: 1,160.08 m
- Surface area: 1,496.6 km²
- Average depth: 2.1 m
- Volume: 3.12 km³.
| Surface input | Surface output | Groundwater Groundwater Groundwater is water located beneath the ground surface in soil pore spaces and in the fractures of rock formations. A unit of rock or an unconsolidated deposit is called an aquifer when it can yield a usable quantity of water. The depth at which soil pore spaces or fractures and voids in rock... inflow- outflow |
Retention time Lake retention time Lake retention time is a calculated quantity expressing the mean time that water spends in a particular lake. At its simplest this figure is the result of dividing the lake volume by the flow in or out of the lake... , years |
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| Precipitation Precipitation (meteorology) In meteorology, precipitation In meteorology, precipitation In meteorology, precipitation (also known as one of the classes of hydrometeors, which are atmospheric water phenomena is any product of the condensation of atmospheric water vapor that falls under gravity. The main forms of precipitation... |
Inflow Inflow (hydrology) In hydrology, the inflow of a body of water is the source of the water in the body of water. It can also refer to the average volume of incoming water in unit time. It is contrasted with outflow.... |
Evaporation Evaporation Evaporation is a type of vaporization of a liquid that occurs only on the surface of a liquid. The other type of vaporization is boiling, which, instead, occurs on the entire mass of the liquid.... |
Outflow Discharge (hydrology) In hydrology, discharge is the volume rate of water flow, including any suspended solids , dissolved chemical species and/or biologic material , which is transported through a given cross-sectional area... |
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Primary inflow
Inflow (hydrology)
In hydrology, the inflow of a body of water is the source of the water in the body of water. It can also refer to the average volume of incoming water in unit time. It is contrasted with outflow....
is the Khovd River, which creates a large river delta
River delta
A delta is a landform that is formed at the mouth of a river where that river flows into an ocean, sea, estuary, lake, reservoir, flat arid area, or another river. Deltas are formed from the deposition of the sediment carried by the river as the flow leaves the mouth of the river...
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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
Google Earth
Google Earth is a virtual globe, map and geographical information program that was originally called EarthViewer 3D, and was created by Keyhole, Inc, a Central Intelligence Agency funded company acquired by Google in 2004 . It maps the Earth by the superimposition of images obtained from satellite...
satellite maps 47°53′29"N 91°59′37"E.