Bakhta (river)

The Bakhta (Russian: Бахта) is a river in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It is a right hand tributary of the Yenisey.

Bakhta
Бахта
View of the river in July
Mouth location in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia
Location
Evenky District,
Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationTunguska Plateau
 • coordinates62°55′54″N 93°26′31″E
 • elevation630 m (2,070 ft)[1]
MouthYenisey
 • coordinates
62°27′55″N 89°0′1″E
 • elevation
19 m (62 ft)
Length498 km (309 mi)
Basin size35,500 km2 (13,700 sq mi)
Basin features
ProgressionYenisey→ Kara Sea

The Bakhta is 498 kilometres (309 mi) long, and the area of its basin is 35,500 square kilometres (13,700 sq mi).[2] The lower reaches of the river are navigable.[3]

Course

The Bakhta has its source in the Tunguska Plateau, part of the western side of the Central Siberian Plateau. It begins flowing northwestwards, then it bends about midway through its course and flows roughly southwestwards.[3]

The Bakhta flows in a remote mountainous area through a narrow valley surrounded by taiga until it leaves the plateau area and flows across the Yenisei plain. The Bakhta joins the right bank of the Yenisey at Bakhta village.[4] The confluence is located roughly halfway between the mouths of the Podkamennaya Tunguska and Nizhnyaya Tunguska.[5] The river freezes in mid-October and stays frozen until mid-May.[3]

A section of the lower course of the river, including its confluence with the Yenisei are located in the Central Siberia Nature Reserve.[6]

Basin of the Yenisei

See also

References
  1. Russia. Topographic map P-46-IX,X, 1:200,000, 1987 edn.
  2. Russian State Water Register - Bakhta River
  3. Бахта, Great Soviet Encyclopedia in 30 vols. / Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov . - 3rd ed. - M, 1969-1978.
  4. Поселок Бахта (in Russian)
  5. Google Earth
  6. Central Siberia Nature Reserve (in Russian)
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