Torey Lakes

The Torey Lakes are a pair of soda lakes, Barun-Torey and Zun-Torey, in Russia's Zabaykalsky Krai, on the border with Mongolia. The Mongolia–Russia border runs across the southern tip of Barun-Torey lake.

Torey Lakes
Lake Zun-Torey
Torey Lakes
Location of the Torey Lakes
Coordinates50°04′N 115°31′E
Typeendorheic soda lakes
Primary inflowsUlz River (Uldza), Imalka River
Catchment area26,000 km2 (10,000 sq mi)
Basin countriesRussia, Mongolia
DesignationRamsar Site (1994), Biosphere Reserve (1997)
Surface elevation595 m (1,952 ft)
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