Khar Lake (Khovd)

Khar Lake
The western shore of Khar Nuur
Khar Lake is located in Mongolia
Khar Lake
Khar Lake
LocationGreat Lakes Depression, Western Mongolia
Coordinates48°05′N 93°12′E / 48.08°N 93.2°E / 48.08; 93.2
Lake typeeutrophic
Primary inflowsChono Kharaikh Gol
Primary outflowsTeeliin Gol
Catchment area76,800 km2 (29,700 sq mi)[1]
Basin countriesMongolia, Russia[2]
Max. length37 km (23 mi)
Max. width24 km (15 mi)
Surface area575 km2 (222 sq mi)
Average depth4.2 m (14 ft)
Max. depth7 m (23 ft)
Water volume2.422 km3 (0.581 cu mi)
Residence time1.7 years
Surface elevation1,132.3 m (3,715 ft)
FrozenDecember - April

Khar Lake (Mongolian: Хар нуур, ᠬᠠᠷ᠎ᠠᠨᠠᠭᠤᠷ; lit.'Black Lake') is located in the Khovd aimag (province) in western Mongolia's Great Lakes Depression.

  1. ^ includes 74,500 km2 of Khar-Us Nuur lake catchment area
  2. ^ Russian part of the catchment area belongs to the Khar-Us Nuur lake catchment area.