The Muya (Russian: Муя) is a left tributary of the Vitim in Buryatia, Russia. It is 365 kilometres (227 mi) long and has a drainage basin of 11,900 square kilometres (4,600 sq mi).[1]
| Muya Муя | |
|---|---|
 Last stretch of the Muya and mouth in the Vitim Sentinel-2 image. | |
  Mouth location in Buryatia, Russia | |
| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Republic | Buryatia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Northern Muya Range |
| • coordinates | 55°49′32″N 112°34′51″E / 55.82556°N 112.58083°E |
| • elevation | 1,700 m (5,600 ft) |
| Mouth | Vitim |
• location | Ust-Muya |
• coordinates | 56°24′17″N 115°40′20″E / 56.4047°N 115.6723°E |
• elevation | 467 m (1,532 ft) |
| Length | 365 km (227 mi) |
| Basin size | 11,900 km2 (4,600 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Vitim→ Lena→ Laptev Sea |
The area through which the river flows is sparsely populated, the only settlement on the river being Taksimo, with the village of Ust-Muya located where the river flows into the Vitim, nearly opposite from the mouth of the Kuanda in the facing bank.[2] The Muya is navigable for small craft from the Vitim around 70 kilometres (43 mi) to Taksimo.
The Muya has lent its name to a number of other geographic features, including the Northern Muya Range, the Southern Muya Range, the Muya-Kuanda Depression, as well as the local Muya District.
Tributaries
editThe longest tributary of the Muya is the 180 kilometres (110 mi) long Muyakan on the left.[1]
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Река Муя in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
- ^ Kropotkin, Prince P (1904). "The Orography of Asia". The Geographical Journal. 23: 177.
External links
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