Khanui River

{{Short description|River in Mongolia}}

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| name = Khanui River

| native_name ={{native name|mn|Хануй гол}}

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| subdivision_name1 = Mongolia

| subdivision_type2 = Aimags

| subdivision_name2 = Arkhangai, Bulgan

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| length_km = 421

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| source1 = Khan-Öndör Uul

| source1_location = Chuluut sum, Arkhangai aimag

| source1_coordinates= {{coord|47|25|N|100|25|E|display=inline}}

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| mouth = Selenga

| mouth_location = Khishig-Öndör sum, Bulgan aimag

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| progression = {{RSelenga}}

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| basin_size_km2 = 14620

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Khanui River ({{Langx|mn|Хануй гол}}) is a river flowing down through the valleys of the Khangai Mountains in central Mongolia. It starts in the Chuluut sum of Arkhangai aimag at the north slopes of the Khan-Öndör mountain.{{Cite web

|url=http://loadmap.net/en/m8150

|title=Russian army map "100k--l47-022"

|publisher=Maps for the world

|accessdate=2015-01-04

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It passes next to the center of Erdenemandal sum, and ends in the Khutag-Öndör sum of Bulgan aimag where it discharges into Selenga River.{{Cite web

|url=http://loadmap.net/en/m4166

|title=Russian army map "100k--m48-097"

|publisher=Maps for the world

|accessdate=2015-01-04

}} It is {{convert|421|km}} long, and has a drainage basin of {{convert|14600|km2}}.[http://bse.sci-lib.com/article118395.html Хануйн-Гол], Great Soviet Encyclopedia

Usage

In 2014, around 0.5 million m3 of water was withdrawn from the river for livestock, cropland and industrial use.{{cite web|date=July 2020|url=https://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/institutional-document/618776/mongolia-country-water-security-assessment_0.pdf|title=Overview of Mongolia's Water Resources System and Management|website=Asian Development Bank|access-date=5 April 2025}}

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Category:Chuluut

Category:Erdenemandal

Category:Khutag-Öndör

Category:Rivers of Mongolia

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