Telmen Lake

{{Short description|Lake in Zavkhan Province, Mongolia}}

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| name = Telmen Lake

| image = Telmen Lake, Mongolia, Landsat.jpg

| caption = Telmen Lake satellite view

| pushpin_map = Mongolia

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| location = Zavkhan Province

| coords = {{Coord|48|50|N|97|19|E|type:waterbody_region:MN|display=inline,title}}

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| basin_countries = Mongolia

| length = {{convert|28|km|abbr=on}}

| width = {{convert|16|km|abbr=on}}

| area = {{convert|194|km2|abbr=on}}

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| max-depth = {{convert|27|m|abbr=on}}

| volume = {{convert|2.671|km3|acre.ft|abbr=on}}

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| elevation = {{convert|1789|m|abbr=on}}

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Telmen Lake ({{Langx|mn|Тэлмэн нуур}}, {{lang-zh|特勒门湖}}) is a saltwater lake in Zavkhan Province, Mongolia. It is located in both Nömrög and Telmen District. The water salinity is 6.49-7.61‰. Three islands are located in the lake, which is a gathering point for migratory birds. The lake has been designated an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International.

Average temperature ranges from -32 °C in January to 12 °C in July.{{Cite web|url=https://www.gso.uri.edu/maritimes/Back_Issues/00%20Fall/Text%20(htm)/peck.htm|title=peck|website=www.gso.uri.edu|access-date=2017-03-02}} From 6,210 to 3,960 years ago, as determined by radiocarbon dating, Lake Telmen was between 15 and 20m shallower than it is at present.{{Cite journal|last=Fowell|first=Sarah J|last2=Hansen|first2=Barbara C. S|last3=Peck|first3=John A|last4=Khosbayar|first4=P|last5=Ganbold|first5=Enebish|date=2003-05-01|title=Mid to late holocene climate evolution of the lake telmen basin, north central mongolia, based on palynological data|journal=Quaternary Research|volume=59|issue=3|pages=353–363|doi=10.1016/S0033-5894(02)00020-0}}