Abakan is a river in Khakassia, the left tributary of the Yenisei

Abakan is a river, which is one of the largest tributaries of the Yenisei. It flows through the territory of the Krasnoyarsk Territory and Khakassia. In the upper part, the water artery joins the Great Abakan River, their total length is 514 kilometers. The source of the river is on the northern spurs of the Western Sayan and the Altai Mountains. It flows into the Krasnoyarsk reservoir at the mountain Samokhval. Abakan flows through the five administrative regions of the Russian Federation: Ust-Abakan, Beisk, Askiz, Tashtyp and Altai. The Abakan river is very beautiful, the photos show that it is one of the most attractive in the world. In the upper reaches Abakan goes along a narrow valley to the village of Bolshoy Manok, then follows the Minusinsk valley and breaks into sleeves.

The current of Abakan

On the mountainous terrain, the water artery flows 360 kilometers. The map of the Abakan River shows that the boundary of the plain current is the junction of the Joy ridge with Kirs from the side of Ust-Tashtyp. The width of the river in this place does not exceed 300 meters, and the depth is 3 meters. The speed of the current in this segment of the Abakan is quite high - up to 15 kilometers per hour. The banks are rocky, steep, with terraces, on one of them is one of the most beautiful cities of Khakassia - Abaza. In the steppe part of the Abakan the river flows, and the valley of the basin increases by a width of up to 17 kilometers. The speed of the current of the river is reduced and does not exceed 10 kilometers per hour.

Life of Abakan

Basic sources of food for 37% are rain, 50% - snow and 13% - spring water. In winter, the water level is very low. From spring to autumn, it rises, and to cold weather - again falls. The maximum spring increase is up to 6 meters. In 1969 as a result of abundant melting of snows and torrential rains, the Abakan floodplain was flooded in some places by 5 meters. In 2014, the flood was even more extensive - in the area of Abaza water rose by 5.8 meters. In winter, the river is covered with ice up to 1 meter thick, which lasts up to 6 months in some years. Ledostav begins in early November, ice drift - in the second half of April.

Nature reserve

For tourists, Abakan is a river that is attractive with true Siberian fishing, the miraculous spring "Hot Key" and settlements of Old Believers, in one of which lives the famous Agafya Lykova. Also, the water artery flows through the territory of the Khakass state reserve. It is a symbol of forests and minerals untouched by the national economy. Here they plant and preserve a sable. The banks of the river in this place are covered with cedar forests of mountain-taiga type. In the river there are many different fish, from which grayling is the most attractive for fishermen from all over Russia. Here there are many plants listed in the Red Book. There are about 50 species of mammals, 139 species of birds and 3 species of amphibians in the forests. This river is worth seeing at least once with your own eyes! You will be delighted with the local landscapes!

Deteriorating ecology of the river

The Abakan River is under threat. Located near the Baikonur cosmodrome it pollutes it with very harmful waste: it is the remains of rocket fuel and oxidizers, as well as fragments of the "Protons". Heptil enters the water of the river, and then absorbs into the ground. Then through berries, mushrooms, fish and other things it turns out in the human body. This substance is 6 times greater than the poisonousness of cyanide acid, it affects the digestive, respiratory, circulatory system. Also for the river are industrial waste from the various enterprises located along the coast. They do not lag behind petrol stations, agriculture and communal services, which pollute the river in large quantities. When the forest is rafted down the Abakan, the bottom collapses, and water and winds increase soil erosion.