Kherlen River
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The Kherlen River is a major river in eastern Mongolia that flows from the Khentii Mountains across the steppe toward China, supporting several towns and agricultural areas along its course.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Great Khans period of Mongol Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basinSize |
approximately 116000 square kilometers
ⓘ
approximately 44800 square miles ⓘ |
| climate | continental ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country |
China
ⓘ
Mongolia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dischargeLocation | Hulun Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | endoreic basin of Hulun Lake ⓘ |
| ecosystemType | temperate grassland river ⓘ |
| flowsDirection | generally eastward ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Dornod Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Inner Mongolia NERFINISHED ⓘ Khentii Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Töv Province NERFINISHED ⓘ steppe ⓘ |
| freezeThawCycle | freezes in winter ⓘ |
| hasLocalName | Kherlen Gol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTributary |
Onon River (via basin connection)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tsenkher River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Mongol heartland ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Mongolian ⓘ |
| length |
approximately 1250 km
ⓘ
approximately 777 miles ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Inner Mongolia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
eastern Mongolia ⓘ |
| majorCityOnRiver |
Choibalsan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ondorkhaan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouthCountry | China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouthLocation |
Hulun Lake
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hulunbuir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Burkhan Khaldun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Amur River basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hulun Lake–Amur–Pacific hydrological system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryWaterSource |
rainfall
ⓘ
snowmelt ⓘ |
| region | East Asia ⓘ |
| sourceElevation |
about 2100 meters
ⓘ
about 6900 feet ⓘ |
| sourceLocation |
Kentiyn Nuruu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Khentii Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supports |
agricultural areas
ⓘ
towns ⓘ |
| usedFor |
fishing
ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ livestock watering ⓘ transport locally ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Öndörkhaan
subject surface form:
Chinggis City