Kherlen River

Kherlen River (also known as Kern or Kerülen; Mongolian: Хэрлэн гол; Chinese: 克鲁伦河; pinyin: Kèlǔlún hé) is a 1,254 km river in Mongolia and China.[1]

Kherlen River
克鲁伦河 (Kèlǔlún hé)
EtymologyMongolian: kherlen, "hederated"
Native nameХэрлэн гол (Mongolian)
Location
CountryMongolia, People's Republic of China
Mongolian AimagsKhentii, Dornod
Chinese RegionInner Mongolia
Chinese PrefectureHulunbuir
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationBurkhan Khaldun, Khentii Mountains
MouthHulun Nuur
  coordinates
48°44′N 117°5′E
Length1,254 km (779 mi)

Course

The river originates in the south slopes of the Khentii mountains, near the Burkhan Khaldun mountain in the Khan Khentii Strictly Protected Area, about 180 kilometres or 112 miles northeast of Ulaanbaatar.[1] This area constitutes the divide between the Arctic (Tuul River) and Pacific (Kherlen, Onon) basins and is consequently named “Three River Basins”.

From there the Kherlen flows in a mostly eastern direction through the Khentii aimag. On its further way it crosses the eastern Mongolian steppe past Ulaan Ereg and Choibalsan, entering China at 48°3′N 115°36′E and emptying into Hulun Nuur after another 164 kilometres or 102 miles.

Kherlen-Ergune-Amur

In years with high precipitation, the normally exitless Hulun Lake may overflow at its northern shore, and the water will meet the Ergune River after about 30 kilometres or 19 miles.[1] The Ergune marks the border between Russia and China for about 944 kilometres or 587 miles, until it meets the Amur River. The system Kherlen-Ergune-Amur has a total length of 5,052 kilometres or 3,139 miles.

See also

References

  1. Brutsaert, Wilfried; Sugita, Michiaki (December 2008). "Is Mongolia's groundwater increasing or decreasing? The case of the Kherlen River basin". Hydrological Sciences Journal. London: Taylor & Francis Informa Ltd. 53 (6): 1221–1229. doi:10.1623/hysj.53.6.1221. S2CID 128674944. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
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