Selenge River

Selenge
Selenga, Сэлэнгэ мөрөн
Selenga river delta
Countries	Mongolia, Russia
Major cities	Sükhbaatar, Ulan-Ude
Length	992 km (616 mi)
Watershed	447,000 km² (172,588 sq mi)
Discharge at	Ust-Kyakhta
- average	284 m³/s (10,029 cu ft/s)
- maximum	601 m³/s (21,224 cu ft/s)
- minimum	23 m³/s (812 cu ft/s)
Source	confluence of Delgermörön and Ideriin gol
- coordinates	49°15′40″N 100°40′45″E / 49.26111, 100.67917
Mouth	Lake Baikal
Major tributaries
- left	Egiin gol
- right	Orkhon, Uda

The Selenga (Russian: Селенга) or Selenge (Mongolian: Сэлэнгэ гол, Сэлэнгэ мѳрѳн) is a river in Mongolia and Russia. Its source rivers are the Ideriin gol and the Delgermörön. It flows into Lake Baikal and has a length of 992 km.^[1][2] The Selenga is the headwater of the Yenisei-Angara River.

Images of the Selenga

References

1. ^ H. Barthel, Mongolei-Land zwischen Taiga und Wüste, Gotha 1990, p.34f
2. ^ Сэлэнгэ мөрөн. www.medeelel.mn. Retrieved on July 16, 2007.

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