| Maya Мая | |
|---|---|
  Mouth location inKhabarovsk Krai, Russia | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Confluence of Ayumkan and Kun-Manyo Toko-Stanovik,Stanovoy Range |
| • coordinates | 55°28′25″N131°52′19″E / 55.47361°N 131.87194°E /55.47361; 131.87194 |
| • elevation | 726 m (2,382 ft) |
| Mouth | Uda |
• coordinates | 54°29′36″N134°38′9″E / 54.49333°N 134.63583°E /54.49333; 134.63583 |
• elevation | 45 m (148 ft) |
| Length | 363 km (226 mi) |
| Basin size | 15,300 km2 (5,900 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 215 m3/s (7,600 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Uda →Sea of Okhotsk |
TheMaya (Russian:Мая) is a river inAmur Oblast andKhabarovsk Krai,Russia. It is the longest tributary of theUda, with a length of 363 kilometres (226 mi)[1] and a drainage basin area of 15,300 square kilometres (5,900 mi2).[2] The name originated in anEvenki word for a basket ofbirch bark.[1]
The river flows across an uninhabited area. The Maya is a destination for watersports, such asrafting.[1]
The Maya is a lefttributary of the Uda. It has its origin in the southern slopes of the Stanovoy Range, at the confluence of rivers Ayumkan and Kun-Manyo. In its upper course the river flows fast roughly in an ESE direction acrosstaiga-covered mountains within a clearly defined valley. After crossing a ridge, the Maya flows along theintermontane basin that limits the northeastern flank of theMaya Range (Майский хребет). Its channel divides into branches, forming islands. At the eastern end of the range the river turns southeastwards and enters afloodplain, slowing down and flowing among marshes for a relatively short distance.[1][3] Finally it meets the Uda nearUdskoye village, 61 kilometres (38 mi) from its mouth.[1][4]
The main tributaries of the Maya are the Yalun, Ayumkan and Edegu-Chaidakh (Эдэгу-Чайдах) from the right, and the Ataga, Salga, Limnu, Cheborkan and Kononny from the left.[1]
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Lenok,taimen,whitefish,burbot andgrayling are among the common fish species in the waters of the Maya river.[1]
