Buir Lake

E783107

Buir Lake is a large freshwater lake on the China–Mongolia border, known for its rich biodiversity and importance to local pastoral and fishing communities.

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Label Occurrences
Buir Lake canonical 2

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf freshwater lake
lake
borderBetween China NERFINISHED
Mongolia NERFINISHED
climateZone continental climate
country China
Mongolia NERFINISHED
ecosystemType steppe lake
habitatFor aquatic plants
freshwater fish
migratory birds
hasConservationValue high biodiversity
hasCulturalSignificanceFor border communities
local Mongolian herders
hasEconomicImportanceFor local fishing communities
local pastoral communities
hasShorelineUse grazing
small-scale agriculture
inflow Khalkh River NERFINISHED
Orshuun River NERFINISHED
isTransboundary true
knownFor important fishing grounds
pastoral livelihoods
rich biodiversity
locatedIn East Asia
Inner Mongolia NERFINISHED
Khentii Province NERFINISHED
locatedInDrainageBasin Hulunbuir region NERFINISHED
locatedInEcoregion Mongolian-Manchurian grassland NERFINISHED
locatedOnBorder China–Mongolia border NERFINISHED
outflow Orshuun River NERFINISHED
partOf Amur River basin NERFINISHED
transboundary water system
region Northeast China NERFINISHED
Southeastern Mongolia
salinity low
threatenedBy climate variability
overfishing
water level fluctuation
usedFor fishing
irrigation
pastoralism
waterBodyType natural lake
waterType freshwater

Referenced by (2)

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Hulunbuir namedAfter Buir Lake
Hulunbuir contains Buir Lake