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Kherlen Gol (Хэрлэн гол)
Kherlen River, 克鲁伦河 (Kèlǔlún hé)
River
Bridge over the Kherlen River in Choibalsan city
Countries	Mongolia, People's Republic of China
Mongolian Aimags	Khentii, Dornod
Chinese Region	Inner Mongolia
Chinese Prefecture	Hulunbuir
Source
- location	Burkhan Khaldun, Khentii Mountains
Mouth	Hulun Nuur
- coordinates	48°44′N 117°5′E / 48.733°N 117.083°E / 48.733; 117.083
Length	1,254 km (779 mi)

The Kherlen or Kerülen (Mongolian: Хэрлэн гол, Kherlen gol; Chinese: 克鲁伦河; pinyin: Kèlǔlún hé) is a river of 1,254 km length in Mongolia and China.

[edit] Course

The river has its origin in the south slopes of the Khentii mountains, near the Burkhan Khaldun mountain in the Khan Khentii Strictly Protected Area, about 180 km northeast of Ulan Bator. This area is the watershed between the arctic (Tuul River) and pacific (Kherlen) basins.

From there the Kherlen flows mostly in eastern direction through the Khentii Province. On its further way it crosses the eastern Mongolian steppe past Ulaan Ereg and Choibalsan, entering China at 48°3′N 115°36′E / 48.05°N 115.6°E / 48.05; 115.6, emptying into Hulun Nuur after another 164 km.

[edit] Kherlen-Argun-Amur

In years with high precipitation, the normally exitless Hulun Lake may overflow at its northern shore, and the water will meet the Argun River after about 30 km. The Argun marks the border between Russia and China for about 944 km, until it meets the Amur River. The system Kherlen-Argun-Amur has a total length of 5,052 km.

[edit] History

One palace of Ögedei Khan was located in the Kherlen valley.^{[citation needed]}

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