| Bazaikha База́иха | |
|---|---|
.jpg) View of a gorge in the Bazaikha | |
  Mouth location in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia | |
| Location | |
| Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Eastern Sayan |
| • coordinates | 55°31′54″N 93°36′49″E / 55.53167°N 93.61361°E |
| • elevation | ca 650 m (2,130 ft) |
| Mouth | Yenisey |
• coordinates | 55°58′46″N 92°46′59″E / 55.97944°N 92.78306°E |
• elevation | 139 m (456 ft) |
| Length | 128 km (80 mi) |
| Basin size | 1,000 km2 (390 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Yenisey→ Kara Sea |
The Bazaikha (Russian: База́иха) is a river in the Krasnoyarsk Krai. It is the third largest river in the Krasnoyarsk neighborhood after Yenisey and Mana. The name derived from the Kamassian bazaī-ďağa — iron river.[1]
The length of the Bazaikha is 128 kilometres (80 mi) and the area of its basin is 21,700 square kilometres (8,400 sq mi).[2]
- ^ Donner, Kai (1944). Kamassisches Wörterbuch, nebst Sprachproben und Hauptzügen der Grammatik. Helsinki, Suomalais-ugrilainen seura.
- ^ Russian State Water Register - Bazaikha River