Charaa
Charaa Хараа гол, Kharaa gol, Haraa gol |
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Charaa gol at Baruuncharaa |
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location | Selenge , Darchan-Uul , Töw ( Mongolia ) | |
River system | Yenisei | |
Drain over | Orkhon → Selenga → Angara → Yenisei → Arctic Ocean | |
source | in the west of the Chentii Mountains 48 ° 26 ′ 5 ″ N , 106 ° 45 ′ 58 ″ E |
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muzzle | north of Darchan in the Orkhon coordinates: 49 ° 37 ′ 54 " N , 105 ° 50 ′ 0" E 49 ° 37 ′ 54 " N , 105 ° 50 ′ 0" E
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length | 291 km | |
Catchment area | 15,000 km² | |
Communities | Batsümber, Tünkhel, Mandal, Salkhit |
The Charaa ( Mongolian Хараа гол , also Kharaa gol or Haraa gol) is a right tributary of the Orkhon in Mongolia with a length of 291 km and a catchment area of 15,000 km². In terms of length, it ranks 20th among the rivers in Mongolia.
It originates from Batsümber in Töw-Aimag in the mountains north of Ulaanbaatar and flows along the Ulaanbaatar – Darchan railway through the Selenge-Aimag and Darchan-Uul-Aimag areas . Its tributaries include the Boroo gol and Dsagdal gol rivers . Ultimately it flows into the Orkhon River at Darchan , which flows over the Selenge into Lake Baikal .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mongolian River Resources ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ IWAS International Water Research Alliance Saxony - Region Mongolia
- ↑ Werner Elstner: Mongolei , p. 16. Berlin 1993