Egiin Gol

Egiin Gol
Egiin Gol some kilometers south of Khatgal
Native name	Эгийн гол (Mongolian)
Location
Country	Mongolia
Aimags	Khövsgöl, Bulgan
Major city	Khatgal
Physical characteristics
Source	Lake Khövsgöl
• location	near Khatgal
• coordinates	50°25′10″N 100°09′10″E
• elevation	1,645 m (5,397 ft)
Mouth	Selenga
• coordinates	49°23′15″N 103°37′30″E
Length	475 km (295 mi)
Basin size	49,100 km2 (19,000 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression	Selenga→ Lake Baikal→ Angara→ Yenisey→ Kara Sea
Tributaries
• left	Üür River, Tarvagatai River

The Egiin Gol (Mongolian: Эгийн гол) is a river in the Khövsgöl and Bulgan aimags in northern Mongolia. It is the only outflow of Lake Khövsgöl and a left tributary of the Selenge river. It is 475 kilometres (295 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 49,100 square kilometres (19,000 sq mi). Wooden bridges exist near Khatgal and in Tünel sum, and a concrete bridge has been built in Erdenebulgan. In Bulgan aimag there is a bridge between Teshig and Khutag-Öndör sums.

Since the early 1990s there have been efforts to build a hydroelectric dam on this river. These attempts, however, have been opposed by several academic communities: archaeology because of the rich and not yet fully explored archaeological sites in area; geology because the area may have earthquakes. A dam would also displace parts of the local population as it floods some pastures and homesteads.

See also

• List of rivers of Mongolia