| Little Yenisey | |||||||||||
| Subdivision Type1: | Country | ||||||||||
| Subdivision Name1: | Mongolia, Russia | ||||||||||
| Subdivision Type2: | State | ||||||||||
| Subdivision Name2: | Khövsgöl, Tuva | ||||||||||
| Length: | 563km (350miles) | ||||||||||
| Source1 Location: | Khoridol Saridag mountains | ||||||||||
| Mouth: | Yenisey | ||||||||||
| Mouth Location: | Kyzyl, Tuva | ||||||||||
| Mouth Coordinates: | 51.5°N 100°W | ||||||||||
| Tributaries Left: | Busiyn-Gol, Balyktyg-Khem | ||||||||||
| Tributaries Right: | Sharga, Tengis, Belin | ||||||||||
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The Little Yenisey[1] is a river in northern Mongolia and in Tuva, Russia.[2] At its confluence with the Great Yenisey in Kyzyl (Tuva), the Yenisey is formed. It is long, and has a drainage basin of . It rises in the Darkhad Valley in northwestern Khövsgöl aimag in Mongolia.
In the Darkhad Valley, it receives its tributaries Sharga and Tengis. It flows westward through the Ulaan Taiga Mountain range to Russia. There it is joined by the Busiyn-Gol, the Belin and the Balyktyg-Khem. Of its 563 km length, 298 are in Mongolia. A bridge has been erected near Renchinlkhümbe sum center.