The Bakhta (Russian: Бахта) is a river in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia.

The Bakhta is 498 kilometres (309 mi) long, and the area of its basin is 35,500 square kilometres (13,700 sq mi).

[3] The Bakhta flows in a remote mountainous area through a narrow valley surrounded by taiga until it leaves the plateau area and flows across the Yenisei plain.

[5] The river freezes in mid-October and stays frozen until mid-May.

[3] A section of the lower course of the river, including its confluence with the Yenisei are located in the Central Siberia Nature Reserve.