Kaa Khrem

The Kaa-Khem, or Little Yenisei, is one of the two great headstreams of the Yenisei. Its waters flow from northern Mongolia and the mountains of Tuva, joining the Bii-Khem to form the Upper Yenisei. The river passes through a country of mountains and forest before reaching the broader Tuvan basin. In the Tuvan name, khem means a river, a word preserved in the names of waterways across this region.