| Khurgan Lake | |
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View of lake taken during ISS Expedition 28
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  Khurgan Lake
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| Location | Bayan-Ölgii Province, Mongolia |
| Coordinates | 48°32′46″N 88°36′22″E / 48.54611°N 88.60611°E / 48.54611; 88.60611 |
| Primary inflows | Khovd River |
| Basin countries | Mongolia |
| Max. length | 23.3 km (14.5 mi) |
| Max. width | 6 km (3.7 mi) |
| Surface area | 71 km2 (27 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 7.8 m (26 ft) |
| Max. depth | 28 m (92 ft) |
| Water volume | 0.537 km3 (435,000 acre⋅ft) |
| Surface elevation | 2,072 m (6,798 ft) |
Khurgan Lake (Mongolian: Хурган нуур) is a lake located in the district of Tsengel, in the Bayan-Ölgii Province of western Mongolia.
The lake is connected to Khoton Lake by a wide and short channel (about 2 km (1 mi)); both, together with the Dayan Lake, feed the Khovd River.[1] Khurgan Lake is located within the Altai Tavan Bogd National Park.[2]
The climate is cold.[3] The average temperature is -4 °C. The warmest month is July, at 14 °C, and the coldest is December, at -24 °C.[4] The average rainfall is 278 millimeters per year. The wettest month is July, with 55 millimeters of rain, and the wettest is February, with 6 millimeters.[5]
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