Khar Lake (Khovd)
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For other uses, see Khar Nuur (disambiguation).
Khar Lake (Mongolian: Хар нуур, ᠬᠠᠷᠠᠨᠠᠭᠤᠷ, lit. "black lake"is located in the Khovd aimag (province) in western Mongolia's Great Lakes Depression.
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Location | Great Lakes Depression, Western Mongolia |
Coordinates | 48.08°N 93.2°E / 48.08; 93.2 |
Lake type | eutrophic |
Primary inflows | Chono Kharaikh Gol |
Primary outflows | Teeliin Gol |
Catchment area | 76,800 km2 (29,700 sq mi)[1] |
Basin countries | Mongolia, Russia[2] |
Max. length | 37 km (23 mi) |
Max. width | 24 km (15 mi) |
Surface area | 575 km2 (222 sq mi) |
Average depth | 4.2 m (14 ft) |
Max. depth | 7 m (23 ft) |
Water volume | 2.422 km3 (0.581 cu mi) |
Residence time | 1.7 years |
Surface elevation | 1,132.3 m (3,715 ft) |
Frozen | December - April |
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