Maya
Maya is a mapped river in the YearMaps hydrographic index. River courses organise settlement, agriculture and frontier-making more durably than any political boundary, and this reach is indexed against the dams, lakes and cities within its catchment.
- Feature Class
- River
- Coordinates
- 58.57°, 137.36°
About Maya
The Maya (Russian: Мая; Yakut: Маайа, Maaya) is a river in Khabarovsk Krai and Sakha, Russia. It is a right tributary of the Aldan of the Lena basin. The length of the river is 1,053 kilometres (654 mi). The area of its basin 171,000 square kilometres (66,000 mi2).
The Maya was part of the river route from Yakutsk to the Okhotsk Coast. From the Mati either the Lama Portage or the Alanchak Portage led to the Ulya and the coast. Near the southernmost point was the settlement of Nelkan from which a track led over the mountains to Ayan. From Ust-Maya there was a horse-track to Yakutsk. Eastbound boats that reached Ust-Maya from the Lena were replaced by smaller boats to continue up the Maya.
Encyclopedic summary adapted from Wikipedia: Maya (Aldan) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Maya in Depth
Course
Its course is approximately V-shaped. The upper Maya runs about 201 kilometres (125 mi) southwest parallel to the coast between the Dzhugdzhur mountains and the Yudoma Plateau. About 80 kilometres (50 mi) from its source the 167 km (104 mi) long Mati river joins its right bank from the south. The Maya flows west for perhaps 64 kilometres (40 mi) and receives the Maimakan River from the southwest. From here the river flows basically north about 320 kilometres (200 mi), receives the Yudoma from the east and joins the Aldan at Ust-Maya.
The Maya freezes up in late October and stays under the ice until May. The river is navigable up to 500 kilometres (310 mi) upstream from its mouth. The Yudoma-Maya Highlands are located in the basin of the Maya.
Sections adapted from Wikipedia: Maya (Aldan) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Maya: Key Facts
| Length | 1,053 km |
|---|---|
| Average discharge | 1,180 m³/s |
| Drainage basin | 171,000 km² |
| Mouth | Aldan |
| Drainage system | Lena basin |
| Tributaries | Aim, Maymakan, Severny Uy, Yudoma |
Facts from Wikidata Q831383 (CC0).
Major River Dossiers
Hand-written studies of the great river systems of history.
Connected Reaches
Nearby watercourses in the same drainage network.
Water Bodies in the Catchment
Settlements Along the Reach
Hydraulic Infrastructure Nearby
Surrounding Terrain
Maya: Quick Answers
- Where is Maya?
- Maya is located in Russia, at 58.5747° N, 137.3555° E.
- Are there dams on the Maya?
- No dam on the Maya is recorded in the YearMaps dam index, which covers major structures only.