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How did the Sayano-Shushen Reservoir change the Yenisey River canyon in the Western Sayan Mountains?
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Yenisey River
The Ob and Yenisey river basins and their drainage networks.
The Sayano-Shushen Reservoir has fundamentally altered the Yenisey River canyon in the Western Sayan Mountains by submerging the original canyon floor. As the river flows north through this region, it is now contained within the reservoir, which occupies the space where the river once carved its path through the mountain range.1