Mana (river)

The Mana (Ма́на) is a river in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, a right tributary of the Yenisey. The Mana has a length of 475 km and a basin area of 9320 km2.

The Mana is a popular place of rafting tourism, mostly on the calm, easily passable part of the river beginning from the Beret village or more difficult, from the village of Bolshoy Ungut. The place called Manskiy Plyos near Ust-Mana is very popular for holding various festivals, such as the traditional festival of bard songs.

Course
It flows northwest from the Eastern Sayan Mountains. The upper river called Pravaya Mana is a typical mountain river having many rapids, the lower part is calm, winding among the high hills. It joins the Yenisey some 16 km from Krasnoyarsk city, where the Ust-Mana village is located.

The river freezes over in the first half of November, ice breaking usually begins in the second half of April.