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Onon gol is a river in Mongolia and Russia of length 818 km and watershed 94,010 sq. km. It originates at the Eastern slope of the Kente Mountain (Khentii Mountain). For 298 km it flows within Mongolia. Its confluence with Ingoda River produces Shilka River. The Murray River in Australia. ... A watershed is a region of land where water drains downhill into a specified body of water, such as a river, lake, sea, ocean or wetland. ... Ingoda River (Ингода in Russian) is a river in the Chita Oblast in Russia. ... Shilka is a river in Chita Oblast, South-Eastern Russia of length 560 km (348 miles). ...


It is claimed that Genghis Khan was born next to it and grew up there. For the German pop band, see Dschinghis Khan (help· info) (c. ...


The flow Onon—Shilka—Amur produces one of the world's ten longest rivers (818km + 560km + 2,874km). The Amur (Russian: Амур) (Simplified Chinese: 黑龙江; Traditional Chinese: 黑龍江; Hēilóng Jiāng, literally meaning Black Dragon River) (Mongolian: Хара-Мурэн, Khara-Muren or Black River) (Manchu: Sahaliyan Ula, literal meaning Black River) is one of the worlds ten longest rivers, located between the Russian Far East and Manchuria of...


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Onon River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (112 words)
Onon gol is a river in Mongolia and Russia of length 818 km and watershed 94,010 sq.
It originates at the Eastern slope of the Kente Mountain (Khentii Mountain).
Its confluence with Ingoda River produces Shilka River.
NAB travel (462 words)
The Onon and Kherlen Rivers flow through its borders and there are therapeutic hot springs which have been used for centuries for their healing qualities.
The Onon river and it's basin is considered to be the place of origin of all Mongols and it is closely connected with the name of the Great Chinggis Khan.
Onon river abounds in fish, for instance Sturgeon, Taimen, Lenok, Amur Chub, and etc. The Balj river is an eastern tributary of the Onon.
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