It is one of the five largest freshwater lakes in all of China,covering approximately 2,339km2. In years with high precipitation,the normally exit−less endorheic lake may overflow at its northern shore,and the water will meet the Argun River (Ergune) after about 30 kilometres (19mi).
The lake is not far from Manzhouli,which is on a major passenger rail-line. Although there are several villages nearby,Manzhouli is the nearest city of notable size. As of 1995 annual fish production was about 7,000 tons,100 tons of shrimp,4 kilograms of pearls,1.5 million crayfish. Hulun Lake is also one of the key reed production areas in China.[1]
↑ Berkey, Charles Peter; Morris, Frederick Kuhne; Central Asiatic Expeditions (1921–1930), Central Asiatic (1924). "Basin structures in Mongolia. Bulletin of the AMNH; v. 51, article 5". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 51: 105. hdl:2246/1317. The great basin of the Gobi contains many minor basins, which we are calling "talas," from a Mongol word for an open steppe-country (Fig.3). The following talas may be demonstrated: the Dalai Nor tala, now draining through the Argun river to the Amur; the Iren tala; the Gashuin Nor, or Edsin Gol tala; the Kisin or Shargin tala; the Khara and Dzapkhin, or Kirghiz Nor tala, in which are the cities of Kobdo and Uliassutai; the Tez, or Ubsa Nor tala. Each tala has its own local interior drainage and is bounded by inconspicuous warp divides or by mountain ranges, or both, separating it from neighboring areas of similar habit.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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