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Little Yenisey

The 518th longest river in the world

680 km

The Little Yenisei (pronounced [ˈmalɨj (j)ɪnʲɪˈsʲej]; Tuvan: -, -, Kızıl-Xem; Mongolian:, pronounced [ˈɕʲiɕgɪt ɢɔɮ]) is a river in northern Mongolia and in Tuva, Russia. At its confluence with the Great Yenisei in Kyzyl (Tuva), the Yenisei is formed. It is 563 kilometres (350 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 58,700 square kilometres (22, 700 sq mi). It rises as the Shishged Gol in the Darkhad Valley in northwestern Khövsgöl aimag in Mongolia. In the Darkhad Valley, it receives its tributaries Sharga and Tengis. It flows westward through the Ulaan Taiga Mountain range to Russia. There it is joined by the Busiyn-Gol, the Belin and the Balyktyg-Khem. Of its 563 km length, 298 are in Mongolia. A pontoon bridge (51.4096091, 99.2927539) has been erected near the center of the Renchinlkhümbe district. A second wooden toll bridge (51.0963890, 99.3186744) is further south upstream providing access from the south to the Renchinlkhümbe district.

Flows through: Russia.

River data from Wikidata (CC0); lengths normalised to a common unit.

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