Chuluut River

Chuluut near Tariat

History of Chuluut (English Chuluut ) and tributary Suman in the catchment area of the Selenga

The river Chuluut ( гол Mongolian Чулуут, Chuluut Gol ) is a right tributary of Ider in Archangai Aimag in the center of Mongolia.

The river rises on the northern flank of the Western Khangai Mountains. It flows in a northerly direction through the Archangai Aimag. It happened the same settlement. The most important tributary of the Chuluut, the Suman, joins from the left. The Chuluut forms briefly the border to Chöwsgöl Aimag and finally empties into the flowing eastward Selenga - Ider river source. The river has a length of 415 Chuluut km. It drains an area of ​​about 20,000 km ². The river is covered with ice for 5-6 months a year. In summer, the river is flooding. The mean discharge ( MQ ) is 25 m³ / s