Khurgan Lake | |
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Location | Bayan-Ölgii Province, Mongolia |
Coordinates | 48°32′46″N 88°36′22″E / 48.54611°N 88.60611°E |
Primary inflows | Khovd River |
Basin countries | Mongolia |
Max. length | 23.3 km (14.5 mi) |
Max. width | 6 km (3.7 mi) |
Surface area | 71 km2 (27 sq mi) |
Average depth | 7.8 m (26 ft) |
Max. depth | 28 m (92 ft) |
Water volume | 0.537 km3 (435,000 acre⋅ft) |
Surface elevation | 2,072 m (6,798 ft) |
Khurgan Lake (Mongolian: Хурган нуур) is a lake located in the district of Tsengel, in the Bayan-Ölgii Province of western Mongolia.
The lake is connected to Khoton Lake by a wide and short channel (about 2 km (1 mi)); both, together with the Dayan Lake, feed the Khovd River.[1] Khurgan Lake is located within the Altai Tavan Bogd National Park.[2]