The Rivers of Mongolia The Rivers of Mongolia Length Start End Gradient # River Access Egress ClassDescription Km Altitude Altitude m/Km 1 Tuul Gol 820 1580 782 3.5 - 0.3 Terelj NP or Nalaikh town Lun bridge or Orkhon bridge II Can start with the Terelj River 2 Delger Moron 76 1261 1176 1.1 Moron City At Selenge Moron confluence Continue into Selenge Moron River 3 Ider Gol 156 1707 1430 1.7 - 1.9 Tosontsengel Just below Galt Pass 4 other rivers that could be explored! 4 Onon Gol - Upper 168 1498 1139 3.6 - 1.8 Ungalj/Davaat confluence Onon Brigade After 26 Km are Khaluun Usnii Rashaan Hot Springs Onon Gol - Lower 231 987 817 0.8 - 0.9 Bayan Adarga Russian border Border permit required? 5 Orkhon Gol - Upper 130 1895 1461 4.3 - 1.6 Uliastai/Orkhon Confluence Kharakhorin Bridge III/IV Orkhon Gol - Middle 116 1243 1062 1.6 From Saikhan Soum centre Ulaan Orkhon Possible egress on Orkhon bridge, UB to Bulgan road Orkhon Gol - Lower 177 782 565 0.9 - 0.5 Orkhon/Tuul confluence Bumbat above Darkhan 6 Suman Gol 4 1715 1673 6.3 - 3.3 Big bend Suman/chuluut confluence Short and steep, get out Choidog Borgio 7 Selenge Gol 591 1176 601 1.7 - 0.4 5 Rivers confluence Orkhon/Selenge confluence 8 Terelj Gol 16 1521 1460 3.8 Terelj Village Terelj/Tuul confluence II Needs rain in summer? 9 Khanuii Gol 104 1318 1070 0.3 - 3.4 Khogiin Ovoo Oliin Gozgar 1/2 way access/egress Bulgan to Bayan Agt bridge 10 Khovd Gol 142 1301 1157 6.9 - 1.5 - 0.6 Sejigtiin Valley Khar Us Nuur Can combine with Khar Us nuur (Black Water Lake) 11 Kherlen Gol 793 1298 747 0.9 - 0.6 Bagannuur Bridge Choibalsan Via Bayanmonkh, Ondor Khan, Ider Meg, Bayum Ovoo, Kherlen Buir, Bugan. 12 Chuluut Gol 334 2010 1176 2.1 - 5.5 - 2.2 Chuluut town Selenge/Delger Morun Conffluence 13 Sishged Gol 80 1533 1245 3.6 - 7.0 - 10.0 Tsagannuur ferry Border with Russia! Border permit required, in Tsataan Taiga 14 Eggin Gol 358 1645 829 2.0 - 2.7 - 1.0 Hovsgol Selenge confluence Continue into Selenge River 15 Erengiin Gol * * * * * * * data not available 16 Zavkhan Gol 670 * * * * * * data not available 17 Bogd Gol 92 * * * * * * data not available 18 Gachurt Gol 06-Jan * * * As far up as possible Tuul River confluenve * data not available 19 Bugsei Gol * * * * As far up as possible 5 Rivers confluence * data not available 20 Hovsgol to Baikal 1000 1645 < 601 2.7 - 1.4 - 0.4 Hatgal Baikal (Russia) Total Km 6064 Prepared by Chris Cartwright 11/02/2009 Page 1.