Selenga

[ sel-eng-gah ]

noun

1. a river in northern central Asia, flowing east and north through the northwestern Mongolian People's Republic through the Republic of Buryatia in the southeastern Russian Federation to Lake Baikal. About 700 miles (1,125 km) long.

Example Sentences

Mongolia is planning to build up to eight hydroelectric dams on the Selenga River and its tributaries, the source of 50 percent of Lake Baikal’s surface water.

From New York Times

Putin said that the prospective China-funded dam on the Selenga River would cause "certain risks" to the lake in southern Siberia.

From US News

Environmentalists warn that the Mongolian dam project would disrupt the Selenga River flow into Lake Baikal and pose catastrophic threat to many of its 2,500 species, of which more than 75 percent are believed to exist only in its waters.

From US News

Putin said that the prospective China-funded dam on the Selenga River would cause “certain risks” to the lake in southern Siberia.

From Seattle Times

Environmentalists warn that the Mongolian dam project would disrupt the Selenga River flow into Lake Baikal and pose catastrophic threat to many of its 2,500 species, of which more than 75 percent are believed to exist only in its waters.

From Seattle Times