The Egiin Gol () is a river in the
Khövsgöl and
Bulgan aimags in northern
Mongolia
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. It is the only outflow of
Lake Khövsgöl and a left tributary of the
Selenge river. It is long, and has a drainage basin of .
Эгин-Гол
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Wooden bridges exist near Khatgal and in Tünel sum, and a concrete bridge has been built in Erdenebulgan. In Bulgan aimag there is a bridge between Teshig and Khutag-Öndör sums.
Since the early 1990s there have been efforts to build a hydroelectric dam on this river. These attempts, however, have been opposed by several academic communities: archaeology because of the rich and not yet fully explored archaeological sites in area; geology because the area may have earthquakes. A dam would also displace parts of the local population as it floods some pastures and homesteads.
See also
*List of rivers of Mongolia
This is a list of notable rivers of Mongolia, arranged geographically by river basin.
The Mongolian words for river are () and (), with the latter usually used for larger rivers. The Mongolian names also occasionally have a genitive constr ...
References
Bulgan Province
Rivers of Mongolia
Geography of Khövsgöl Province
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