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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Khyargas Nuur National Park

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:

  • Water level: 1,035.29 m
  • Surface area: 1,481.1 km
  • Average depth: 50.7 m
  • Volume: 75.2 km.
Water balance of Khyargas Lake
(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 km. It also includes a freshwater Airag Lake.

References

  1. ^ "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