Khar-Us Lake

Khar-Us Lake (Mongolian: Хар-Ус нуур; lit. 'Black Aqua Lake') is a lake in Khovd Province, Mongolia, located in Khar Us Nuur National Park. It is the upper one in a system of the interconnected lakes: Khar-Us, Khar, Dörgön, Airag and Khyargas.

Its area value (1,852 km2) includes the island Agbash (or Ak-Bashi, white head) area (274 km2), so the water surface area is 1,578 km2 only.

Some sources are using different Khar-Us Lake Lake statistics values:

Water level: 1,160.08 m

Surface area: 1,496.6 km2

Average depth: 2.1 m

Volume: 3.12 km3.

Primary inflow is the Khovd River, which creates a large river delta.

So called Genghis Khan's wall runs along the western shore of the Khar-Us Lake. It is possible to find it at the Google Map and Google Earth satellite maps 47°53′29″N 91°59′37″E.