Bakhta

Bakhta

 

a river in Krasnoiarsk Krai, RSFSR, the right tributary of the Enisei. It is 498 km long and the area of its basin is 35,500 sq km. Flowing through the Central Siberian plateau, it is fed by snow and rain. The river freezes in mid-October and thaws in mid-May. It is navigable in its lower reaches.