Kharaa River

Kharaa River
Kharaa River from Baruunkharaa bridge
Native name	Хараа гол (Mongolian)
Location
Country	Mongolia
Aimags	Töv, Selenge, Darkhan-Uul
Major cities	Züünkharaa, Darkhan
Physical characteristics
Source confluence	Sögnögör River, Mandal River
• location	Batsümber sum, Töv aimag
• coordinates	48°26′4″N 106°45′58″E / 48.43444°N 106.76611°E / 48.43444; 106.76611
Mouth	Orkhon River
• location	Orkhon sum, Darkhan-Uul aimag
• coordinates	49°37′30″N 105°50′30″E / 49.62500°N 105.84167°E / 49.62500; 105.84167
Length	362 km (225 mi)
Basin size	15,000 km2 (5,800 sq mi)
Discharge
• location	Baruunkharaa
• average	8.3 m3/s (290 cu ft/s)
• maximum	99.3 m3/s (3,510 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Orkhon→ Selenga→ Lake Baikal→ Angara→ Yenisey→ Kara Sea
Tributaries
• right	Tünkhel River

Kharaa River (Mongolian: Хараа гол) is a river in central northern Mongolia. It starts in a confluence between Sögnögör River and Mandal River near the center of Batsümber sum in Töv aimag,^[1] and then continues in a roughly north-western direction through Selenge aimag. On the last stretch it flows through the Darkhan-Uul aimag, running along its western border and passing the city of Darkhan before entering the Orkhon River near the northern tip of the aimag.^[2]

The river overflew in 1973 and 2006 which caused flooding to the surrounding area.^[3]

The river has a length of 362 km.^[3]

In 2014, around 0.5 million m³ of water was withdrawn from the river for domestic, livestock, cropland and industrial use.^[4]

• List of rivers of Mongolia