According to the Land Survey, there are more than 52 rivers, 300 springs and 120 lakes in Sukhbaatar Province. However, in the 2014 survey three rivers, over 30 lakes and ponds as well as 50 springlets have vanished – they have been drained. According to the director of the department of the environment and tourism for Sukhbaatar Province, ‘Humans are more responsible for this than climate change’. Baruun-Urt river is one of the most visited place in Sukhbaatar. However, because of tourism there are now serious pollution problems.