The Maya (russian: Мая) is a river in
Khabarovsk Krai
Khabarovsk Krai ( rus, Хабаровский край, r=Khabarovsky kray, p=xɐˈbarəfskʲɪj kraj) is a federal subject (a krai) of Russia. It is geographically located in the Russian Far East and is a part of the Far Eastern Federal District ...
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Russia. It is the longest tributary of the
Uda, with a length of
[ and a drainage basin area of .][Water of Russia - Maya]
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The river flows across an uninhabited area. The Maya is a destination for watersports, such as rafting.[
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Course
The Maya is a left tributary 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 across taiga-covered mountains within a clearly defined valley. After crossing a ridge, the Maya flows along the intermontane basin that limits the northeastern flank of the Maya Range
Maya may refer to:
Civilizations
* Maya peoples, of southern Mexico and northern Central America
** Maya civilization, the historical civilization of the Maya peoples
** Maya language, the languages of the Maya peoples
* Maya (Ethiopia), a popul ...
(Майский хребет). Its channel divides into branches, forming islands. At the eastern end of the range the river turns southeastwards and enters a floodplain, slowing down and flowing among marshes for a relatively short distance.[Topographic map N-53; M 1: 1,000,00](_blank)
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Fauna
Lenok, taimen, whitefish, burbot and grayling
Grayling or Greyling may refer to:
Animals Fish
* Grayling, generically, any fish of the genus ''Thymallus'' in the family Salmonidae
** European grayling (''Thymallus thymallus''), the European species of the genus ''Thymallus''
** Arctic grayli ...
are among the common fish species in the waters of the Maya river.[
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See also
* List of rivers of Russia
References
External links
Река Мая - Хабаровский край
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Rivers of Khabarovsk Krai
Drainage basins of the Sea of Okhotsk