The river Tsagaan-Gol. Information about the river
The Tsagan-Gol river flows in Western Mongolia, in the Mongolian Altai and Tavan Bogd National Park, the left and largest tributary of the river Khovd-Gol. The source is in the glaciers Grene, Alexandra and Musen-Gol (Potanin)of the Tavan-Bogd-Ula mountains. The river flows to south through open and wide valey. The river Tsagan-Gol is dependent on snow and glaciers melt. Water levels are highest in June once the ice clears. In summer, when glaciers melts the water color is white like milk, from it and name of the river had (tsagan = white). The lenght of the river 111 km. The gradient in places is more than 25 m/km. The Tsagan-Gol river flows into the river Kobdo-Gol (Hovd-Gol) a bit downstream Tsengel village. The major tributaries: left - Nalii-Gol, Khatugiin-Gol, right - Mudedy-Gol. At the river is many rocks with petroglyphs.
The canyon of Tsagan-Gol | The canyon of Tsagan-Gol | The canyon of Tsagan-Gol |
River guide
109.6 The edge of the Musen-Gol (Potanin) glacier.
108.4 River gnaw through the lava fields, begins not high (up to 10 m depth) canyon. The rapids in the canyon is technical Grade - WW 4/5+. Here is one cataract
The canyon of Tsagan-Gol | The canyon of Tsagan-Gol | The canyon of Tsagan-Gol |
98.8 The river leaves the canyon. The river divides to branches, current swift. Powerful rapids. Grade from WW 2/2+, up to WW 3.
96.3 Average gradient to 92.5 km 7.26 m/km.
95.2 Right the creek.
At the end of canyon of Tsagan-Gol | The Tsagan-Gol downstream the canyon | The upper section of the Tsagan-Gol |
92.5 Average gradient to 78.0 km 5.28 m/km.
89.4 Left the creek. The river easier. Swift current, easy rapids. To the mouth the river mostly divides to branches. WW 2 vietomis WW 2+.
78.0 Average gradient to 69.9 km 4.49 m/km.
The upper section of the Tsagan-Gol | The upper section of the Tsagan-Gol | The upper section of the Tsagan-Gol |
74.4 Right tributary the Nalina-Gol.
69.9 Average gradient to tributary Khatugiin-Gol 4.49 m/km.
61.3 Left tributary the Mudedy-Bulak.
Yaks in the river Tsagan-Gol | Camels in the river Tsagan-Gol | The bridge across the river Tsagan-Gol |
39.9 Right tributary the Khatugiin-Gol. Average gradient to 26.1 km 11.30 m/km.
26.1 The river divides to a lot branches. Average gradient to the mouth 2.95 m/km. WW 1+/2.
0.0 The river Tsagan-Gol inflows into the river Khovd-Gol (Kobdo-Gol).
The middle section of the Tsagan-Gol | The lower section of the Tsagan-Gol | The lower section of the Tsagan-Gol |