The Iya () is a river in
Irkutsk Oblast
Irkutsk Oblast (russian: Ирку́тская о́бласть, Irkutskaya oblast; bua, Эрхүү можо, Erkhüü mojo) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast), located in southeastern Siberia in the basins of the Angara, Lena, and Nizh ...
in
Russia
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. The river is long, and its
basin covers .
The Iya flows into the Okinsky Bay of the
Bratsk Reservoir
Bratsk Reservoir (russian: Бра́тское водохрани́лище, ''Bratskoye Reservoir'') is a reservoir on the Angara River, located in the Lena-Angara Plateau of Irkutsk Oblast, Russia. It is named after the city of Bratsk, the larges ...
. The river freezes up in late October or early November and stays icebound until late April or early May. The town
Tulun
Tulun ( rus, Тулун, p=tʊˈlun) is a town in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, located on the river Iya (Angara's basin), northwest of Irkutsk. Population:
History
It was founded in the second half of the 18th century as a village in the Iya Vall ...
lies on the Iya. Its main tributaries are the (from the right), , and
Ilir (from the left).
Ия
Great Soviet Encyclopedia
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References
Rivers of Irkutsk Oblast
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