Abakan (river)

The Abakan (Russian: Абака́н; Khakas: Ағбан, Ağban), (from the Khakas word for "bear's blood") is a river in the Republic of Khakassia, Russia.^[1] It is a left tributary of the Yenisey. The river is used for log driving and irrigation. The city of Abakan is located at the confluence of the Abakan and the Yenisey.

Abakan
The Abakan River
Mouth location
Native name	Абака́н (Russian)
Location
Country	Russia
State	Republic of Khakassia
Cities	Abaza, Abakan
Physical characteristics
Source	Bolshoy Abakan
2nd source	Maly Abakan
Mouth	Yenisey
• location	Abakan
• coordinates	53°43′50″N 91°30′31″E
Length	327 km (203 mi)
Basin size	32,000 km2 (12,000 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression	Yenisey→ Kara Sea

Course

It is formed by the confluence of the rivers Bolshoy Abakan and Maly Abakan. It rises in the western Sayan Mountains and flows northeast through the Minusinsk Depression to the Yenisey. It is about 514 kilometres (319 mi) long from the Bolshoy Abakan's source, and 327 kilometres (203 mi) for the Abakan proper. Its drainage basin covers 32,000 square kilometres (12,000 sq mi).^[2]

Basin of the Yenisey

See also

• List of rivers of Russia