The Abakan (russian: Абака́н), (from the
Khakas word for "bear's blood") is a river in the
Republic of Khakassia,
Russia.
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.
Course
It is formed by the
confluence
In geography, a confluence (also: ''conflux'') occurs where two or more flowing bodies of water join to form a single channel. A confluence can occur in several configurations: at the point where a tributary joins a larger river (main stem); o ...
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 long from the Bolshoy Abakan's
source, and for the Abakan proper. Its
drainage basin covers .
See also
*
List of rivers of Russia
References
Further reading
*
Rivers of Khakassia
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