Lake Terkhiin Tsagaan

LAKE TERKHIIN TSAGAAN NUUR
Lake Terkhiin Tsagaan Nuur is an astonishingly beautiful lake with relatively clean water. Torrents of lava issuing from the Khorgo volcano blocked the north and south Terkh rivers thus, formed the dammed lake of Terkhiin Tsagaan Nuur at an altitude of 2,060 meters above sea level. The lake is 16 km wide and 4-10 meters deep with its deepest point at 28 meters and stretching over 20 kilometers in length. It floods 61,1 square km. The lake supports pike and other fish. Migratory and rare endemic bird species are