Khalkhyn Gol (Халхын гол) | |
Khalkh River, Khalkha River | |
River | |
Countries | Mongolia, China |
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Mongolian Aimag | Dornod |
Chinese Region | Inner Mongolia |
Chinese Prefecture | Hulunbuir |
Source | |
- elevation | 1,443 m (4,734 ft) |
- coordinates | 47°04′51″N 120°29′16″E / 47.08083°N 120.48778°E |
Mouth | Buir Lake |
- elevation | 583.1 m (1,913 ft) |
- coordinates | 47°53′44″N 117°50′08″E / 47.89556°N 117.83556°ECoordinates: 47°53′44″N 117°50′08″E / 47.89556°N 117.83556°E |
Length | 233 km (145 mi) |
Basin | 17,000 km2 (6,564 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
- average | 25 m3/s (883 cu ft/s) |
The Khalkh River (also spelled as Khalkha River; Mongolian: Халх гол; Chinese: 哈拉哈河; pinyin: Hālāhā Hé) is a river in eastern Mongolia and northern China's Inner Mongolia region. The river is also referred to with the genitive suffix -iin as the Khalkhyn Gol or River of Khalkh
The river's source is in the Greater Khingan mountains of Inner Mongolia. In its lower course, around 48°01′59″N 118°08′03″E / 48.033179°N 118.134290°E, the river splits into two distributaries. The left branch (the Halh River proper) flows into the Buir Lake at 47°53′44″N 117°50′08″E / 47.895556°N 117.835556°E; it then flows from that lake at 47°57′00″N 117°48′51″E / 47.950011°N 117.814270°E) as the Orchun Gol (Chinese: 乌尔逊河; pinyin: Wūěrxùn Hé). The right branch, known as the Shariljiin Gol (Mongolian: Шарилжийн гол) flows directly into the Orchun Gol at 48°04′12″N 117°45′20″E / 48.069891°N 117.755433°E.