Central Asian Internal Drainage Basin (Mongolia)

The Central Asian Internal Drainage Basin or Central Asian Inland Basin is the largest of 3 major hydrological basins that cover Mongolia (cf. Arctic Drainage Basin & Pacific Drainage Basin). It is an endorheic basin.Ayurin Dulmaa, "Mongolian Limnology and Ichthyology" in: "Mongolia Today: Science, Culture, Environment and Development" (2002) (quote from Google cache) It is further subdivided into local drainage basins.OVERVIEW OF MONGOLIA’S WATER RESOURCES SYSTEM AND MANAGEMENT. A COUNTRY WATER SECURITY ASSESSMENT (document linked from here), July 2020

The basin also includes much of the Western and Central Asia: the watersheds of the Great Lakes Depression, the Valley of Lakes, and the lowlands of the Gobi Desert. It is separated from the other two basins by the ridges of the Khangai Mountains and Khentii Mountains. The Khentii Mountains also separate Arctic and Pacific basins within Mongolia. See also List of drainage basins by area References