Kacha (river)
The Kacha (Russian: Ка́ча) is a river in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It is a right tributary of the Yenisey. The Turkic name of the river is Izyr-Su, and it has been suggested that the Russian name is derived from Izyr-Kichi "Izyr people", the self-name of the Turkic people that inhabited the river valley and adjacent lands.
| Kacha Кача | |
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View of the Kacha in Krasnoyarsk | |
Mouth location in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia | |
| Location | |
| Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Eastern Sayan |
| • elevation | ca 581 m (1,906 ft) |
| Mouth | Yenisey |
• coordinates | 56°00′55″N 92°53′58″E |
• elevation | 139 m (456 ft) |
| Length | 102 km (63 mi) |
| Basin size | 1,280 km2 (490 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Yenisey→ Kara Sea |
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