{{Short description|River in Mongolia}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2017}} {{Infobox river | name = Ider River | native_name ={{native name|mn|Идэр гол}} | name_other = Ider gol | name_etymology = {{langx|mn|Ider}}, "young, youthful") <!---------------------- IMAGE & MAP --> | image = IderiinGol.JPG | image_size = | image_caption = Ider River near Jargalant, Khövsgöl | map = | map_size = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = | pushpin_map_size = | pushpin_map_caption = | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 6 <!---------------------- LOCATION --> | subdivision_type1 = Country | subdivision_name1 = Mongolia | subdivision_type2 = Aimags | subdivision_name2 = Zavkhan, Khövsgöl | subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_name3 = | subdivision_type4 = | subdivision_name4 = | subdivision_type5 = | subdivision_name5 = <!---------------------- PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS --> | length_km = 452 | width_min = | width_avg = | width_max = | depth_min = | depth_avg = | depth_max = | discharge1_location= | discharge1_min = | discharge1_avg = {{convert|57|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}} | discharge1_max = <!---------------------- BASIN FEATURES --> | source1 = | source1_location = Khangai Mountains | source1_coordinates= {{coord|47|54|47|N|97|57|1|E|}} (approximately) | source1_elevation = 2850 m (approximately) | mouth = Selenge | mouth_location = Olon golyn bilchir | mouth_coordinates = {{coord|49|15|40|N|100|40|45|E|display=inline,title}} | mouth_elevation = | progression = {{RSelenga}} | river_system = | basin_size_km2 = 24555 | tributaries_left = | tributaries_right = Chuluut River | custom_label = | custom_data = | extra = }}
The '''Ider River''' ({{langx|mn|Идэр гол}}, {{translit|mn|Ider gol}}, or {{lang|mn|Идэрийн гол}}, {{translit|mn|Ideriyn gol}}, "Young River") is a river in the Khövsgöl and Zavkhan aimags in northwestern Mongolia and is, together with the Delger mörön river, one of the sources of the Selenga river. It is {{convert|452|km}} long, and has a drainage basin of {{convert|24600|km2}}.<ref>[http://bse.sci-lib.com/article050759.html Идэр], Great Soviet Encyclopedia</ref> The source is in the Khangai range, the confluence with the Delgermörön is in Tömörbulag. The river is frozen 170–180 nights per year. There is a wooden bridge, which was built in 1940, near Jargalant and a concrete bridge in Galt.thumb|left|Wooden bridge near Jargalant.
==Usage== In 2014, around 0.5 million m<sup>3</sup> of water was withdrawn from the river for domestic, livestock, cropland and industrial use.<ref>{{cite web|date=July 2020|url=https://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/institutional-document/618776/mongolia-country-water-security-assessment_0.pdf|title=Overview of Mongolia's Water Resources System and Management|website=Asian Development Bank|access-date=5 April 2025}}</ref>
== See also == *List of rivers of Mongolia
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Category:Rivers of Mongolia Category:Geography of Khövsgöl Province Category:Geography of Zavkhan Province
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