Yenisei
| Yenisey | |
|---|---|
The confluence of the rivers Kaa-Khem and Piy-Khem near Kyzyl | |
The Yenisey basin, including Lake Baikal | |
| Etymology | from either Old Kyrgyz Эне-Сай (Ene-Sai, 'mother river') or Evenki Ионэсси (Ionəssi, 'big water') |
| Native name | |
| Location | |
| Country | Mongolia, Russia |
| Region | Tuva, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Khakassia, Irkutsk Oblast, Buryatia, Zabaykalsky Krai |
| Cities | Kyzyl, Shagonar, Sayanogorsk, Abakan, Divnogorsk, Krasnoyarsk, Yeniseysk, Lesosibirsk, Igarka, Dudinka |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Mungaragiyn-Gol |
| • location | ridge Dod-Taygasyn-Noroo, Mongolia |
| • coordinates | 50°43′46″N 98°39′49″E / 50.72944°N 98.66361°E |
| • elevation | 3,351 m (10,994 ft) |
| 2nd source | The most distant source: Yenisey-Angara-Selenga-Ider system |
| • location | Khangai Mountains |
| • coordinates | 47°54′47″N 97°57′1″E / 47.91306°N 97.95028°E |
| • elevation | 2,850 m (9,350 ft) |
| Mouth | Yenisey Gulf |
• location | Arctic Ocean, Russia |
• coordinates | 71°50′0″N 82°40′0″E / 71.83333°N 82.66667°E |
| Length | 3,487 km (2,167 mi) |
| Basin size | 2,554,482 km2 (986,291 sq mi) to 2,580,000 km2 (1,000,000 sq mi) |
| Width | |
| • minimum | 90 m (300 ft) |
| • maximum | 5,000 m (16,000 ft) |
| Depth | |
| • minimum | 5 m (16 ft) |
| • average | 14 m (46 ft) |
| • maximum | 66 m (217 ft) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Igarka, Russia (Basin size 2,440,000 km2 (940,000 sq mi); 2,442,735 km2 (943,145 sq mi)) |
| • average | (Period of data: 1971–2015)19,499 m3/s (688,600 cu ft/s)
18,050 m3/s (637,000 cu ft/s) (Period of data: 1999–2008) 636 km3/a (20,200 m3/s) |
| • minimum | 3,120 m3/s (110,000 cu ft/s) |
| • maximum | 112,000 m3/s (4,000,000 cu ft/s) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Dudinka, Russia (Basin size 2,540,000 km2 (980,000 sq mi)) |
| • average | (Period of data: 1999–2008) 673 km3/a (21,300 m3/s) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Yenisey Gulf (near mouth) |
| • average | (Period of data: 1984–2018)637 km3/a (20,200 m3/s)
(Period of data: 1940–2017) 588 km3/a (18,600 m3/s) 620 km3/a (20,000 m3/s) |
| • minimum | 2,700 m3/s (95,000 cu ft/s) |
| • maximum | 190,000 m3/s (6,700,000 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Angara, Podkamennaya Tunguska, Nizhnyaya Tunguska |
The Yenisey or Yenisei (/ˌjɛnɪˈseɪ/ YEN-iss-AY; Russian: Енисе́й, pronounced [jɪnʲɪˈsʲej]) is the fifth-longest river system in the world, and the largest to drain into the Arctic Ocean.
Rising in Mungaragiyn-gol in Mongolia, it follows a northerly course through Lake Baikal and the Krasnoyarsk Dam before draining into the Yenisey Gulf in the Kara Sea. The Yenisey divides the Western Siberian Plain in the west from the Central Siberian Plateau to the east; it drains a large part of central Siberia. Its delta is formed between the Gyda Peninsula and the Taymyr Peninsula.
It is the central one of three large Siberian rivers that flow into the Arctic Ocean (the other two being the Ob and the Lena). The maximum depth of the Yenisey is 61 metres (200 ft) and the average depth is 14 metres (45 ft).