Chuluut River

Chuluut River (Mongolian: Чулуут гол, stony river) is a river flowing through the valleys of the Khangai Mountains in central Mongolia, and a tributary of the Ider River. It is 415 km long, the width at the mouth into the Ider river is 80 m, the maximum depth is 3 m. It is usually frozen from November to April.

Chuluut River
Chuluut gol
the Chuluut Canyon, between Tariat and Öndör-Ulaan, Arkhangai
EtymologyMongolian: chuluut, "stony"
Native nameЧулуут гол
Location
CountryMongolia
AimagsArkhangai, Khövsgöl
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationKhangai Mountains
MouthIder River
Length415 km (258 mi)
Basin size10,750 km2 (4,150 sq mi)
Basin features
ProgressionIderSelengaLake BaikalAngaraYeniseyKara Sea
Tributaries 
  leftSuman River

References

"Чулуутын гол". medeelel.mn. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved July 16, 2007.

M.Nyamaa, Khövsgöl aimgiin lavlakh toli, Ulaanbaatar 2001


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