Zavkhan River

The Dsawchan Gol (Mongolian Завхан гол ) is a river in western Mongolia.

The Dsawchan Gol arises on the southern flank of the Khangai Mountains at the confluence of its two source rivers Buijant Gol Gol and crowd -Us. He initially flows in a southerly direction, then turns west. Finally it flows through the lake Ajrag Nuur and ends shortly thereafter in the northern lake Kirgiz Nuur. The Dsawchan Gol has a length of 670 km. Its catchment area covers 150,000 km ². The river is fed by meltwater from the glacier and snow melt. Its average discharge when leaving the highlands is 60 m³ / s The water of the Dsawchan Gol is used for irrigation.