Muya (river)

Muya
Муя
Last stretch of the Muya and mouth in the Vitim Sentinel-2 image.
Muya (river) is located in Republic of Buryatia
Muya (river)
Mouth location in Buryatia, Russia
Location
CountryRussia
RepublicBuryatia
Physical characteristics
SourceNorthern Muya Range
 • coordinates55°49′32″N 112°34′51″E / 55.82556°N 112.58083°E / 55.82556; 112.58083
 • elevation1,700 m (5,600 ft)
MouthVitim
 • location
Ust-Muya
 • coordinates
56°24′17″N 115°40′20″E / 56.4047°N 115.6723°E / 56.4047; 115.6723
 • elevation
467 m (1,532 ft)
Length365 km (227 mi)
Basin size11,900 km2 (4,600 sq mi)
Basin features
ProgressionVitimLenaLaptev Sea

The Muya (Russian: Муя) is a left tributary of the Vitim in Buryatia, Russia. It is 365 kilometres (227 mi) long and has a drainage basin of 11,900 square kilometres (4,600 sq mi).[1]

The area through which the river flows is sparsely populated, the only settlement on the river being Taksimo, with the village of Ust-Muya located where the river flows into the Vitim, nearly opposite from the mouth of the Kuanda in the facing bank.[2] The Muya is navigable for small craft from the Vitim around 70 kilometres (43 mi) to Taksimo.

The Muya has lent its name to a number of other geographic features, including the Northern Muya Range, the Southern Muya Range, the Muya-Kuanda Depression, as well as the local Muya District.

  1. ^ "Река Муя in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
  2. ^ Kropotkin, Prince P (1904). "The Orography of Asia". The Geographical Journal. 23: 177.