Khar Lake (Khovd)


Khar Lake is located in Khovd Province in western Mongolia's Great Lakes Depression.

Name

It is also known as Ha-la Hu, Hara Nuur, Har Nuur, Khara Nur, Khar Nuur, and Ozero Kara-Nor
It should be distinguished from the similarly named Khar Lake (Zavkhan), another lake further east in Mongolia.

Description

It is part of a group of lakes that were once part of a larger prehistoric lake that disappeared 5,000 years ago as the region became drier.
Some sources are using different Khar Lake statistics values:
  • Water level: 1,134.08 m
  • Surface area: 565.2 km²
  • Average depth: 4.14 m
  • Volume: 2.34 km3.

Water Balance

Khar Lake has a single inflow - Chono Kharaikh Gol river, which creates a river delta.
Khar Lake has a connection to Dörgön Nuur south of it.