Ulungur River
The Ulungur River or Urungu (Mongolian: Өрөнгө гол, Öröngö Gol; Chinese: 乌伦古河 Wūlúngǔ hé), in its upper reaches in Mongolia known as the Bulgan River (Mongolian: Булган гол), is a river of China and Mongolia. It rises in the Altai Mountains in western Mongolia, flows south into China's Xinjiang (Altay Prefecture), where it turns north-west to empty into the Ulungur Lake. It is about 700 km long.
The Irtysh–Karamay Canal crosses the Ulungur River at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found., on an aqueduct.
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Geological history
In the early Quaternary, the Ulungur (as well as the upper Irtysh) flowed into the Dzungarian Basin, terminating in a large lake (the "Old Manas Lake") in the region of today's Lake Manas. Later tectonic movements redirected the Ulungur onto its current course.[1]
Wildlife
The Sino-Mongolian beaver, Castor fiber birulai, is found in the basin of the Ulungur River. The population is considered endangered. The Bulgan Beaver Nature Reserve (Chinese: 布尔根河河狸自然保护区; Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) has been established on the Bulgan River (a tributary of the Ulungur River) in Qinggil (Qinghe) County in 1980 to protect the creatures.[2][3]
Notes
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- ↑ Hongjun Chua and Zhigang Jianga, Distribution and conservation of the Sino-Mongolian beaver Castor fiber birulai in China. Oryx / Volume 43 / Issue 02 / April 2009, pp 197-202
- ↑ 布尔根河狸自然保护区
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