| Tes River Тес-Хем, Tes Xem | |
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| Native name | Тэс гол (Mongolian) |
| Location | |
| Country | Mongolia, Russia |
| Mongolian Aimags | Khövsgöl, Zavkhan |
| Russian Region | Tuva |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Shavar Türüü |
| • location | Bulnain Nuruu, Tsagaan-Uul, Mongolia |
| Mouth | Uvs Nuur |
| • location | Tes, Uvs, Mongolia |
| • coordinates | 50°28′35″N 93°03′58″E / 50.47639°N 93.06611°E / 50.47639; 93.06611 |
| • elevation | 759 m (2,490 ft) |
| Length | 568 km (353 mi) |
| Basin size | 33,368 km (12,883 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Shavar River, Tsereg River, Khachig River, Erzin River |
The Tes River (Mongolian: Тэсийн гол; Tuvan: Тес-Хем;) is a river in northwestern Mongolia and southern Tuva, Russia. Its spring is in Tsagaan-Uul sum in Khövsgöl. The river then flows through Zavkhan (Mongolia), Tuva (Russia), next back to Uvs (Mongolia) before entering Uvs Lake. While in Khövsgöl, there is a wooden bridge near Tsetserleg and a concrete bridge near Bayantes on the road to Kyzyl, Russia.
The Tes River is primary source of the Uvs Lake. A large section of the river, from where it enters the Uvs Province to its mound in the lake, is included in the Uvs Nuur Basin UNESCO World Heritage Site.
See also
References
- Uvs Nuur Basin (769rev) at UNESCO website.
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