Khar-Us Lake (Mongolian: Хар-Ус нуур, lit. "black water lake", Chinese: 哈尔乌斯湖, 黑水湖) is a lake located in western Mongolia in the Uvs Province between the districts of Ömnögovi and Ölgii. Khar-Us Lake is located south of the city of Ulaangom and about 80 km (50 mi) north of the homonymous and larger Khar-Us Lake in the Khovd Province.
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Location | Uvs Province, Mongolia |
Coordinates | 49°6′0″N 91°52′0″E |
Basin countries | Mongolia |
Max. length | 19 km (12 mi) |
Max. width | 7.8 km (4.8 mi) |
Surface area | 63 km2 (24 sq mi) |
Average depth | 5.2 m (17 ft) |
Max. depth | 8.2 m (27 ft) |
Water volume | 0.3265 km3 (264,700 acre⋅ft) |
Surface elevation | 1,574 m (5,164 ft) |
The climate is cold.[1] The average temperature is 1 ° C. The warmest month is July, at 21 ° C, and the coldest is January, at -22 ° C.[2] The average rainfall is 420 millimeters per year. The wettest month is June, with 103 millimeters of rain, and the driest is March, with 2 millimeters.[3]
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