Selenge River

Selenge River

Geobox|River
name = Selenge
native_name = _mn. Сэлэнгэ мөрөн
other_name = Selenga
category =
etymology =
nickname =


image_caption = Selenga river delta
country = Mongolia
country1 = Russia
state_type = Aimags
state =
state1 =
region =
district =
municipality_type = Major city
municipality = Sükhbaatar
municipality1 = Ulan-Ude
parent =
tributary_left = Egiin Gol
tributary_right = Orkhon River
city =
landmark =
source = Delgermörön
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source_country =
source_elevation =
source_lat_d = |source_lat_m = |source_lat_s = |source_lat_NS =
source_long_d = |source_long_m = |source_long_s = |source_long_EW =
source1 = Ideriin gol
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source_confluence = Olon golyn bilchir
source_confluence_location = Khövsgöl
source_confluence_region =
source_confluence_country = Mongolia
source_confluence_elevation =
source_confluence_lat_d = 49
source_confluence_lat_m = 15
source_confluence_lat_s = 40
source_confluence_lat_NS = N
source_confluence_long_d = 100
source_confluence_long_m = 40
source_confluence_long_s = 45
source_confluence_long_EW = E
mouth = Lake Baikal
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mouth_elevation =
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length = 992
width =
depth =
volume =
watershed = 447000
discharge = 284
discharge_max = 601
discharge_max_note = August
discharge_min = 23
discharge_min_note = February
discharge_location = Ust-Kyakhta
free = | free_type =


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The Selenga ( _ru. Селенга) or Selenge ( _mn. Сэлэнгэ гол, Сэлэнгэ мөрөн) 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. [H. Barthel, "Mongolei-Land zwischen Taiga und Wüste", Gotha 1990, p.34f] [cite web
url=http://www.medeelel.mn/index.php?page=land&sm=73&s=1345
title=Сэлэнгэ мөрөн
work=www.medeelel.mn
date=
accessmonthday=July 16
accessyear=2007] The Selenga is the headwater of the Yenisei-Angara River.

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