The Puya (russian: Пуя) is a
river
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in
Velsky and
Shenkursky Districts of
Arkhangelsk Oblast in
Russia
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. It is a left
tributary
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of the
Vaga
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. The length of the river is . The area of its basin . The major tributary is the
Sulanda (left).
The source of the Puya is located close to Yemenga, a village and a former station on the demolished railway line between Yura and Tyogrozero. It flows to the north-east, and in the
selo of Georgievskoye turns south-east. Downstream from Georgievskoe, the valley of the Puya is populated, and on the left bank the road connecting Dolmatovo (on one of the principal highways in Russia,
M8 connecting Moscow and Arkhangelsk) and
Kargopol
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via
Nyandoma
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History
Nyandoma was founded in ...
has been built. In Dolmatovo, the Puya turns north, and M8 follows it on the right bank. About upstream from the confluence with the Vaga, the Puya accepts its major tributary, the Sulanda. Downstream from the mouth of the Sulanda, the Puya turns east. The mouth of the Puya is located in the village of Aksyonovskaya.
References
External links
* {{cite web, url=http://textual.ru/gvr/index.php?card=160589, script-title=ru:Река Пуя, publisher=State Water Register of Russia, language=Russian, accessdate=8 June 2011
Rivers of Arkhangelsk Oblast