Lower Ulz

The lower Ulz crosses the eastern Mongolian steppe towards the Torey Lakes. It enters Barun-Torey from the south, spreading into an extensive river mouth on the shore of the shallow alkaline lake. Barun-Torey and neighbouring Zun-Torey occupy an enclosed basin, and their waters expand or contract with long cycles of rainfall. Their wetlands shelter cranes, geese and other birds travelling across the steppe.