| Yama Яма | |
|---|---|
  Mouth location inMagadan Oblast, Russia | |
| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Magadan Oblast |
| District | Khasynsky District Olsky District |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Maymandzhin Range |
| • coordinates | 60°42′48″N151°53′56″E / 60.71333°N 151.89889°E /60.71333; 151.89889 |
| • elevation | 750 m (2,460 ft) |
| Mouth | Sea of Okhotsk |
• location | Perevolochny Yama Bay |
• coordinates | 59°36′48″N154°12′38″E / 59.61333°N 154.21056°E /59.61333; 154.21056 |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 285 km (177 mi) |
| Basin size | 12,500 km2 (4,800 sq mi) |
TheYama (Russian:Яма) is a river inMagadan Oblast,Russian Far East. It is 285 kilometres (177 mi) long, with adrainage basin of 12,500 square kilometres (4,800 sq mi).[1]
TheR504 Kolyma Highway passes just west of the sources of the Yama.[2] The name of the river is probably ofKoryak origin.[3]
The Yama has its source in the southwestern slopes of theMaymandzhin Range, at the confluence of rivers Maimandzha and Maimachan, nearAtka and not far from the sources of north-headingMaltan. It flows in a roughly southeastern direction along its entire course. The last stretch of the Yama is in a marshy coastal area where it divides into multiple sleeves and where there are many smallthermokarst lakes on the right bank. Finally it flows byYamsk village into the Perevolochny estuary, separated by alandspit fromYam Bay, at the southwest end of theShelikhov Gulf,Sea of Okhotsk.[4][5]
The main tributaries of the Yama are the 63 kilometres (39 mi) long Tob, the 60 kilometres (37 mi) long Alut and the 76 kilometres (47 mi) long Khalanchiga from the right.[1]
Salix arbutifolia (syn.Chosenia arbutifolia) trees grow in the Yamafloodplain by the banks of the river.
The Yama river is a spawning ground forsalmon species, includingchum salmon,pink salmon andcoho salmon.Arctic char,whitespotted char,dolly varden andgrayling are also found in the river.[5]
In the fishing simulator gameRussian Fishing 4, Yama river is a major fishing map forspin fishing.[6]
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