Minusinsk Basin or Khakass-Minusinsk Basin (Russian: Минусинская (Хакасско-Минусинская) котловина, Minusinskaya (Chakassko-Minusinskaya) kotlovina) is in Khakassia and Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia located among mountains of South Siberia.
It is bounded on the west by Kuznetsk Alatau, and east by the Sayan Mountains.
Elevation varies between 200–700 m, constituting a plain with sparse hillocks and cut by valleys.
[1][2] The Yenisey River and its major tributaries Abakan, Oia (Russian: Оя) and Tuba flow through the valley.
The hollow has a large number of lakes, including saltwater ones.