Khar-Us Lake (Uvs)

Khar-Us Lake
Khar-Us Lake is located in Mongolia
Khar-Us Lake
Khar-Us Lake
LocationUvs Province, Mongolia
Coordinates49°6′0″N 91°52′0″E / 49.10000°N 91.86667°E / 49.10000; 91.86667
Basin countriesMongolia
Max. length19 km (12 mi)
Max. width7.8 km (4.8 mi)
Surface area63 km2 (24 sq mi)
Average depth5.2 m (17 ft)
Max. depth8.2 m (27 ft)
Water volume0.3265 km3 (264,700 acre⋅ft)
Surface elevation1,574 m (5,164 ft)

Khar-Us Lake (Mongolian: Хар-Ус нуур, ᠬᠠᠷ᠎ᠠᠤᠰᠤᠨᠠᠭᠤᠷ, lit. "black water lake", Chinese: 哈尔乌斯湖, 黑水湖) is a lake located in western Mongolia in the Uvs Province between the districts of Ömnögovi and Ölgii. Khar-Us Lake is located south of the city of Ulaangom and about 80 km (50 mi) north of the homonymous and larger Khar-Us Lake in the Khovd Province.