Tes River Тес-Хем, Tes Xem | |
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Native name | Тэс гол (Mongolian) |
Location | |
Country | Mongolia, Russia |
Mongolian Aimags | Khövsgöl, Zavkhan |
Russian Region | Tuva |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Shavar Türüü |
• location | Bulnain Nuruu, Tsagaan-Uul, Mongolia |
Mouth | Uvs Nuur |
• location | Tes, Uvs, Mongolia |
• coordinates | 50°28′35″N 93°03′58″E / 50.47639°N 93.06611°E |
• elevation | 759 m (2,490 ft) |
Length | 568 km (353 mi) |
Basin size | 33,368 km2 (12,883 sq mi) |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• right | Shavar River, Tsereg River, Khachig River, Erzin River |
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The Tes River (Mongolian: Тэс гол; Tuvan: Тес-Хем;) is a river in northwestern Mongolia and southern Tuva, Russia. Its spring is in Tsagaan-Uul sum in Khövsgöl. The river then flows through Zavkhan (Mongolia), Tuva (Russia), next back to Uvs (Mongolia) before entering Uvs Lake. While in Khövsgöl, there is a wooden bridge near Tsetserleg and a concrete bridge near Bayantes on the road to Kyzyl, Russia.
The Tes River is primary source of the Uvs Lake. A large section of the river, from where it enters the Uvs Province to its mound in the lake, is included in the Uvs Nuur Basin UNESCO World Heritage Site.[1]
See also
References
- ^ Uvs Nuur Basin (769rev) at UNESCO website.