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Üüreg Lake

Lake in Sagil, Uvs, Mongolia

Field	Value
name	Üüreg Lake
Үүрэг нуур

image	Uureg Lake landscape and mountains 2022.jpg
caption	Lake and landscape, 2022
pushpin_map	Mongolia
coords
type	salt lake
basin_countries	Mongolia (Uvs Province)
length	20 km
width	18 km
area	239 km2
depth	26.9 m
max-depth	42 m
volume	6.419 km3
elevation	1425 m

Үүрэг нуур

| max-depth = 42 m

Üüreg Lake (, , Üüreg nuur) is a saline lake in an endorheic basin in Sagil, Uvs Province, Mongolia, north-west of the Great Lakes Hollow, near the western edge of the Uvs Nuur basin. The Tsagaan river gorge (Tsagaan Shuvuut Uul) lies on the west side of the lake.

Geography

The shores of the lake are slightly sloping and smooth, without bays or peninsulas. Several rivers flow into the lake, but most are intermittent. The largest river with a constant flow is the Khari River, which flows into the northwest of the lake. Swamp-type shrubs and swamps grow near the mouth of the Khari River. The lake water is salty due to high evaporation and no outflow.

The Üüreg Lake depression is a desert, so there is a lot of evaporation from the water surface. The average annual evaporation is 800-900 mm. In addition to the inflow of rivers, this water loss is offset by rainfall and groundwater. The general salinity of the water is 4.17 g/L.

Flora and fauna

Khankhukhii Mountain, Tokhtoshin-Shil Mountains, Kharkhiraa Turgen mountains, Ulias glass forest, high mountain, rock argali, ram, deer, antelope, leopard, lynx, ibex, marten, pig, wolf, roe deer, wolf, fox, squirrel, ptarmigan, rain, Siberian capercaillie, partridge, hazel grouse, mountain hare, Siberian chipmunk, corsac fox, manul, badger, stinking brown , artichoke, rabbit, marmot, squirrel, rainbow partridge , Mongolian five-toed jerboa, desman, Mongolian ground jay, bozlog and other animals and plants.

The lake is home to various birds such as waterfowl (swans, geese, ducks), Mongolian gull, pelicans, and others. The lake has fish, including Mongolian grayling (Thymallus brevirostris) and Altai carp.

References

Blunden, Jane. (2014-10-01). "Mongolia". Bradt Travel Guides.
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