| Khyargas Lake | |
| Pushpin Map: | Mongolia |
| Image Bathymetry: | Khyargas Nuur and Airag Nuur lakes, Mongolia, Landsat image, 07-28-2015.jpg |
| Caption Bathymetry: | A satellite image of Lake Khyargas taken from Landsat-7. Smaller lake south of the Khyargas Lake is Airag Lake. |
| Location: | Khyargas district, Uvs Province |
| Coords: | 49.1333°N 118°W |
| Type: | Endorheic |
| Inflow: | Zavkhan River via Airag Nuur |
| Outflow: | no |
| Basin Countries: | Mongolia |
| Length: | 75km (47miles) |
| Width: | 31km (19miles) |
| Area: | 1407km2 |
| Depth: | 47m (154feet) |
| Max-Depth: | 80m (260feet) |
| Volume: | 66.034km3 |
| Residence Time: | 54.2 |
| Elevation: | 1028.5m (3,374.3feet) |
| Islands: | one unnamed |
| Cities: | no |
Khyargas Lake (Mongolian: Хяргас нуур) is a salt lake in Khyargas district, Uvs Province, Western Mongolia.
Some sources are using different Khyargas Lake statistics values:[1]
| Surface output | Groundwater inflow- outflow | Retention time, years | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precipitation | Inflow | Evaporation | Outflow | |||
| 55.9 | 652.4 | 937.1 | 0 | +228.8 | 54.2 |
The Khyargas Lake National Park is based on the lake. This protected area was established in 2000 and covers about 3,328 km2. It also includes a freshwater Airag Lake.[2] [3]