Yenisei River

About Yenisei River:

• It is a river in central Russia.
• It is the largest river system draining into the Arctic Ocean and ranks as the fifth-largest river in the world.
• Formation: It is formed as a result of the confluence of the Great Yenisei and Little Yenisei rivers at Kyzyl in Russia.
  • The Great Yenisey rises on the Eastern Sayan Mountains of Tyva, and the Little Yenisey which rises in the Darhadïn Bowl of Mongolia.
• Drainage Basin: It runs from south to north across the great expanse of central Siberia.
• It ultimately empties into the Kara Sea, a marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean.
• Tributaries: The Angara River, which drains the Lake Baikal, is one of the major headwater tributaries of the Yenisei.
• The river plays a crucial role in the ecosystem of the Siberian taiga, characterized by its vast boreal forests. 
• Fauna: The Yenisei River hosts around several native fish species in its waters. Siberian sturgeons, Arctic flounders, Common roaches, Northern pikes.