Khurgan Lake | |
Pushpin Map: | Mongolia |
Location: | Bayan-Ölgii Province, Mongolia |
Coords: | 48.5461°N 88.6061°W |
Inflow: | Khovd River |
Basin Countries: | Mongolia |
Length: | 23.3km (14.5miles) |
Width: | 6km (04miles) |
Area: | 71km2 |
Depth: | 7.8m (25.6feet) |
Max-Depth: | 28m (92feet) |
Volume: | 0.537km3 |
Elevation: | 2072m (6,798feet) |
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 20NaN0); both, together with the Dayan Lake, feed the Khovd River.[1] Khurgan Lake is located within the Altai Tavan Bogd National Park.[2]
The climate is cold.[3] The average temperature is -4 °C. The warmest month is July, at 14 °C, and the coldest is December, at -24 °C.[4] The average rainfall is 278 millimeters per year. The wettest month is July, with 55 millimeters of rain, and the wettest is February, with 6 millimeters.[5]