Tuul

Tuul ( Mong. Tuul goal , until 1988 - Tola ) - a river in central and northern Mongolia . The river is 704 km long and the pool is 49,840 km².

Tuul
mong. Tuul goal
River in Gorkhi-Terelj Park
Characteristic
Length	704 km
Pool	49,840 km²
Watercourse
Source
• Location	Hantei , Gorkhi-Terelj National Park
Mouth(T)	Orkhon
• Location	Orhontuul
• Coordinates
Location
Water system	Orkhon → Selenga → Yenisei
A country	Mongolia
Regions	Tove , Ulaanbaatar , Bulgan , Selenga
mouth

The river is mentioned in the official chronicle of the Chinese Sui dynasty - Sui-shi . “The Secret Legend of the Mongols ” ( 1240 ) often mentions the “ black forest on the Tuul River ”, in which the palace of Van Khan was located and which eventually went to Genghis Khan . The river is called Khatun- Tuul, that is, Queen of Tola .

Selenga Pool

The source of the river is located in the Khentei mountains, in the Khan-Khenteyn-Nuruu nature reserve. Tuul flows through the southern part of Ulan Bator and flows into Orkhon , which, in turn, flows into the Selenga , ending in Baikal .

The river is covered with ice from mid-November to mid-April. On the banks of the river are numerous willows; many species of fish live in the river, including taimen.

Currently, the river suffers from pollution caused by wastewater treatment plants of Ulan Bator , gold mining enterprises located on the river, as well as nomads settling near the river.