Khanui River () is a river flowing down through the valleys of the
Khangai Mountains
The Khangai Mountains form a mountain range, range in central Mongolia, some west of Ulaanbaatar.
Name
Two provinces of Mongolia are named after the Khangai mountains: Arkhangai (North Khangai) and Ovorkhangai (South Khangai). The mild climat ...
in central
Mongolia
Mongolia is a landlocked country in East Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south and southeast. It covers an area of , with a population of 3.5 million, making it the world's List of countries and dependencies by po ...
. It starts in the
Chuluut sum of
Arkhangai aimag at the north slopes of the Khan-Öndör mountain.
It passes next to the center of
Erdenemandal sum, and ends in the
Khutag-Öndör sum of
Bulgan aimag where it discharges into
Selenga River
The Selenga ( ) or Selenge is a major river in Mongolia and Buryatia, Russia. Originating from its headwater tributaries, the Ider and the Delger mörön, it flows for before draining into Lake Baikal. The Selenga therefore makes up the most ...
. It is long, and has a
drainage basin
A drainage basin is an area of land in which all flowing surface water converges to a single point, such as a river mouth, or flows into another body of water, such as a lake or ocean. A basin is separated from adjacent basins by a perimeter, ...
of .
Usage
In 2014, around 0.5 million m
3 of water was withdrawn from the river for livestock, cropland and industrial use.
References
Chuluut
Erdenemandal
Khutag-Öndör
Rivers of Mongolia
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