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The length of the Great Yenisey is 605-kilometre (376 mi), ... High water level of the river is due to the fact that the catchment area of the river includes the ...
The Yenisey Gulf (Russian: Енисейский залив, Yeniseysky zaliv) is a large and long estuary through which the lower Yenisey flows into the Kara Sea.. The Yenisey Gulf and its islands belong to the Krasnoyarsk Krai administrative division of the Russian Federation and is part of the Great Arctic State Nature Reserve, the largest nature reserve of Russia.
The Yenisey [8] (/ ˌ j ɛ n ɪ ˈ s eɪ / YEN-iss-AY; Russian: Енисе́й, pronounced [jɪnʲɪˈsʲej]) [a] is the fifth-longest river system in the world, and the largest to drain into the Arctic Ocean.
The amplitude of the water-level variations in the lower stream of Nizhnyaya Tunguska is the highest among all notable rivers of Russia. At narrow places in the river channel, ice jams during its seasonal drift, and this creates temporary dams that block normal water flow and raise water levels up to 30 to 35 metres (98 to 115 ft) above the ...
It is one of the main tributaries of the Yenisey. [1] The Tanama is 521 kilometres (324 mi) long, and the area of its basin is 23,100 square kilometres (8,900 sq mi). [2] The river has the highest water level in July and the lowest during the winter. [1]
Kem (Russian: Кемь) is a river in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Siberia, Russia. [1] It is a left bank tributary of the Yenisey. [1]The name of the river Kem comes from the ancient word "kem" or "hem" that has a meaning of "great river". [2]
In the winter, water levels are kept purposely lower because of a seasonal decline in water use by residents. If water remains stagnant in a reservoir, there is a risk that chloramine, the ...
The Angara (Russian: Ангара́, [ənɡɐˈra]; Buryat: Ангар, Angar, lit. "Cleft" [citation needed]) is a major river in Siberia, which traces a course through Russia's Irkutsk Oblast and Krasnoyarsk Krai.