Ulungur

The Ulungur River gathers streams descending from the eastern Altai, including the Qinggil and Bulgan, before turning northwest across the dry foothills. It ends in Lake Jili and the larger Buluntuo Lake, an inland basin with no outlet to the sea. Its banks and delta form a green corridor through the arid country, contrasting with the gravel plains and desert beyond. Water from snow and mountain streams sustains this chain of river and lakes.