Inya (Sea of Okhotsk)

Inya
Иня
Last stretch of the Inya Sentinel-2 image
Inya (Sea of Okhotsk) is located in Far Eastern Federal District
Inya (Sea of Okhotsk)
Mouth location in the Far Eastern Federal District, Russia
Location
CountryKhabarovsk Krai, Russia
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationKhel-Degi lake
 • coordinates61°38′34″N 145°49′21″E / 61.64278°N 145.82250°E / 61.64278; 145.82250
 • elevation953 m (3,127 ft)
MouthSea of Okhotsk
 • location
By Novaya Inya
 • coordinates
59°22′11″N 144°54′42″E / 59.36972°N 144.91167°E / 59.36972; 144.91167
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length330 km (210 mi)
Basin size19,700 km2 (7,600 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average236 m3/s (8,300 cu ft/s)

The Inya (Russian: Иня) is a river in Okhotsky District, Khabarovsk Krai, Russian Far East. It has a drainage basin of 19,700 square kilometres (7,600 sq mi) and a length of 330 km (210 mi).[1][2] The river is a tourist destination for rafting and kayaking.

The basin of the Inya is a spawning ground for salmon. Other fish species are also abundant in its waters, as well as crab fisheries near the mouth.[3]

  1. ^ "Река Иня in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
  2. ^ 1,000,000 scale Operational Navigation Chart; Sheet D-8
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference WR was invoked but never defined (see the help page).