| Zeya | |
|---|---|
 Island on the Zeya. | |
 Map of the Amur drainage basin with the Zeya highlighted | |
| Native name | Зея (Russian) |
| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Amur Oblast |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Toko-Stanovik |
| Mouth | Amur |
• coordinates | 50°14′31″N127°35′53″E / 50.2419°N 127.598°E /50.2419; 127.598 |
| Length | 1,242 km (772 mi)[1] |
| Basin size | 233,000 km2 (90,000 sq mi)[1] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Blagoveshchensk[2][1] |
| • average | 1,810 m3/s (64,000 cu ft/s) |
| • minimum | 1.5 m3/s (53 cu ft/s) |
| • maximum | 14,200 m3/s (500,000 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Amur→Sea of Okhotsk |
TheZeya (Russian:Зе́я; from indigenousEvenki word "djee" (blade);Chinese:结雅;Manchu:ᠵᡳᠩᡴᡳᡵᡳ
ᠪᡳᡵᠠ,Mölendroff: jingkiri bira) is a northern, lefttributary of theAmur inAmur Oblast,Russia. It is 1,242 km (772 mi) long, and has adrainage basin of 233,000 km2 (90,000 sq mi).[3] The average flow of the river is 1,810 m3/s (64,000 cu ft/s).[1]
The first Russian documented to enter the area wasVassili Poyarkov.
It rises in theToko-Stanovik mountain ridge, a part of theStanovoy Range.
The Zeya flows through theZeya Reservoir, at the junction of theTukuringra Range andDzhagdy Range, and joins theAmur nearBlagoveshchensk, at the border with China. Regulation of river discharge byZeya Dam mitigates extremities of river flow down to 5000 m³/s. The Zeya contributes around 16% of both the average and maximum flow of de Amur because of the flow regulations. In the past, the Zeya could have contributed up to almost 50% of the Amur's maximum flow of approximately 30,000 m³/s.
The main tributaries of the Zeya areTok,Mulmuga,Bryanta,Gilyuy, andUrkan on the right, andKupuri,Argi,Dep,Selemdzha, andTom on the left.[4]
The river freezes from November to May. When it is unfrozen, the river is navigable with the most important river ports beingZeya,Svobodny, andBlagoveshchensk.
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