- location near Khatgal Length 475 km Basin area 49,100 km² Mouth Selenga River | - elevation 1,645 m (5,397 ft) Basin area 49,100 km² Source Khövsgöl Nuur Country Mongolia | |
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Taimen fishing in mongolia in eg river wmv
The Eg River (Mongolian: Эгийн гол, Egiin gol ) is a river in the Khövsgöl and Bulgan aimags in northern Mongolia. It is the only outflow of Lake Khövsgöl and a tributary of the Selenge river. Wooden bridges exist near Khatgal and in Tünel sum, and a concrete bridge has been built in Erdenebulgan. In Bulgan aimag there is a bridge between Teshig and Khutag-Öndör sums.
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Map of Egiin River, Mongolia
Since the early 1990s there have been efforts to build a hydroelectric dam on this river. These attempts, however, have been opposed by several academic communities: archaeology because of the rich and not yet fully explored archaeological sites in area; geology because the area may have earthquakes. A dam would also displace parts of the local population as it floods some pastures and homesteads.