The article provides information on the Kazyr River of the Krasnoyarsk Territory. Its name comes from the Turkic "Ka-Izir", which translates as "river of Ysera", who are the ancestors of the Khakass (Yenisei Kyrgyz tribe). In the summertime, tourists and local residents arrange kayaking, catamarans and rafts on this stormy river. The length of the rafting site is almost 300 kilometers.
Siberian river
All Siberian rivers originate in the mountains, and all of them have a typical mountain character: turbulent, rapids, fast. These include Kazyr, originating in Tofalaria. For a long time, the river was considered one of the most difficult for rafting. Picturesque, but its dangerous rapids are known to many lovers of boating.
Today, the Kazyr River is an ideal place for lovers of extreme travel, and for beginners.
Geography and climate
This wonderful river flows through the territory of Southern Siberia, namely along the Irkutsk region of the Krasnoyarsk Territory (Karatuzsky District). The source is located on the slopes of Mount Taskin, in the spurs of the Eastern Sayan Mountains. Most of its path runs through the valleys between the hills. After merging with the right tributary - the Kizir River, the riverbed widens. In the lower part it is divided into ducts. At the Minusinsk Basin, Kazyr merges with Amyl, forming a new river called the Tuba, which then flows through the basin and after 119 kilometers becomes the right tributary of the Yenisei. Kazyr is the largest tributary of the Tuba in length and area of the basin. The main and largest tributaries of the Kazyr River are Kizir and Mozharka (Tagosuk).
In the upper reaches the river is mountainous, with a large number of rapids and waterfalls. Among them are Bazybaisky, Gulyaevsky, Cheeks, Verkhnekitatsky, Tabratsky, Ubinsky. Below the confluence of the Kizir River, the valley expands, the channel becomes more branched.
The climatic conditions of the pool are moderately warm, with high humidity. Winter is not snowy and rather severe.
Characteristics
The length of the reservoir is approximately 388 kilometers. The total area of the basin is approximately 21 thousand square kilometers. The channel slope averages 2.2 meters. The main food is rain and snow. The average river speed is 1 meter per second. As a rule, the period of river freezing is from the beginning of November to the end of April.
Kazyr for obvious reasons is not shipping. Many thresholds along almost the entire length are a significant obstacle even for small-sitting vessels. In addition, in individual seasons there is a strong decrease in the water level in the river.
The vegetation of the shores of Kazyr is represented by larch, birch, spruce and cedar.
Features
The sights of the Kazyr River are rapids. And there are a huge number of them. The largest is Ubinsky. In addition, the reservoir has many tributaries. The largest of them are Kizir, Mozharka, Tyukhtyaty, Rybnaya, Bazibay, Tabrat, Lower and Upper Kitat.
Extreme sports enthusiasts are especially interested in the rafting route from the mouth of Kazyr to the settlement of Zharovsk, the length of which is about 250 km. Dangerous and interesting for athletes are such thresholds as:
- Bazybaisky;
- Cheeks;
- Gulyaevsky;
- Ubinsky;
- Tabratsky;
- Verkhnekitatsky.
Hydrology
Water consumption (long-term average) in the lower reaches of the Kazyr River is 308 cubic meters per second. Corresponds to the water regime of the East Siberian type. It is characterized by a pronounced spring flood and relatively high summer floods. Most of the runoff occurs during floods (approximately 65% of the total annual runoff). The maximum water flow rate is 3430 cubic meters per second. The highest water month in the upper reaches is May. In the lower and middle - June. During floods, high (but not exceeding 6 meters) rises in water level are characteristic. The runoff of the winter season is negligible and does not exceed 15% of the annual.
The river completely freezes in mid-November. During the opening of the river, the duration of the ice drift is up to 8 days.
