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Tes River

Coordinates: 50°28′35″N 93°03′58″E / 50.47639°N 93.06611°E / 50.47639; 93.06611
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Tes River

Тес-Хем, Tes Xem
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Native nameТэс гол (Mongolian)
Location
CountryMongolia, Russia
Mongolian AimagsKhövsgöl, Zavkhan
Russian RegionTuva
Physical characteristics
SourceShavar Türüü
 • locationBulnain Nuruu, Tsagaan-Uul, Mongolia
MouthUvs Nuur
 • location
Tes, Uvs, Mongolia
 • coordinates
50°28′35″N 93°03′58″E / 50.47639°N 93.06611°E / 50.47639; 93.06611
 • elevation
759 m (2,490 ft)
Length568 km (353 mi)
Basin size33,368 km2 (12,883 sq mi)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • rightShavar River, Tsereg River, Khachig River, Erzin River
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The Tes River (Mongolian: Тэс гол; Tuvan: Тес-Хем;) is a river in northwestern Mongolia and southern Tuva, Russia. Its spring is in Tsagaan-Uul sum in Khövsgöl. The river then flows through Zavkhan (Mongolia), Tuva (Russia), next back to Uvs (Mongolia) before entering Uvs Lake. While in Khövsgöl, there is a wooden bridge near Tsetserleg and a concrete bridge near Bayantes on the road to Kyzyl, Russia.

The Tes River is primary source of the Uvs Lake. A large section of the river, from where it enters the Uvs Province to its mound in the lake, is included in the Uvs Nuur Basin UNESCO World Heritage Site.[1]

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