Ulungur River
The Ulungur River or Urungu, in its upper reaches in Mongolia known as the Bulgan River, is a river of China and Mongolia. It rises in the Altai Mountains in western Mongolia, flows south into China's Xinjiang, 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, on an aqueduct.In the early Quaternary, the Ulungur flowed into the Dzungarian Basin, terminating in a large lake in the region of today's Lake Manas. Later tectonic movements redirected the Ulungur onto its current course.Wildlife
The Sino-Mongolian beaver, Castor fiber birulai, is found only in the basin of the Ulungur River. The population is considered endangered. The Bulgan Beaver Nature Reserve has been established on the Bulgan River in Qinggil County in 1980 to protect the creatures.Links
