Zavkhan River

Mongolian river

Zavkhan River

Native name| Завхан гол (Mongolian)
Location
Country| Mongolia
Aimags| Zavkhan, Govi-Altai
Physical characteristics
Source| Buyant River
• location| Khangai Mountains
2nd source| Shar-Us River
Mouth| Khyargas Lake in Great Lakes Depression

• location

| Khyargas, Uvs, Mongolia
Length| 670 km (420 mi)
Basin features
Tributaries|
• right| Shurga River

Zavkhan River (Mongolian: Завхан гол, romanized: Zawhan gol, pronounced [ˈt͡saw̜χəɴ ɢɔɮ]) is a river in Mongolia. It flows from Khangai Mountains to Lake Khyargas, and has a draining area of over 77,840 square kilometres (30,055 square miles). The river forms most of the border between the Govi-Altai and Zavkhan aimags. The length of the river is 670 kilometres (420 mi).[1]

## See also

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* List of rivers of Mongolia

## References

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1. ^ Zavkhan info Archived July 11, 2011, at the Wayback Machine

48°51′22″N 93°20′40″E﻿ / ﻿48.85611°N 93.34444°E﻿ / 48.85611; 93.34444

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