| Chaya Чая | |
|---|---|
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Relief_Map_of_Irkutsk_Oblast.png)  Mouth location in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia | |
| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Upper Angara Range, Buryatia |
| • coordinates | 56°17′06″N 110°37′30″E / 56.28500°N 110.62500°E |
| • elevation | 1,775 m (5,823 ft) |
| Mouth | Lena |
• location | Irkutsk Oblast |
• coordinates | 58°14′11″N 109°33′26″E / 58.23639°N 109.55722°E |
• elevation | 228 m (748 ft) |
| Length | 353 km (219 mi) |
| Basin size | 11,400 km2 (4,400 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 180 m3/s (6,400 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Lena→ Laptev Sea |
The Chaya (Russian: Чая) is a river in Buryatia and Irkutsk Oblast, Russia. It is the 26th longest tributary of the Lena, with a length of 353 kilometres (219 mi)[1] and a drainage basin area of 11,400 square kilometres (4,400 sq mi).[2][3] The Chaya flows across Kirensky District, there are no settlements on the banks of the river.[1]
In the International scale of river difficulty the Chaya is a Class IV-V destination for rafting and kayaking.[1]
- ^ a b c Water of Russia - Чая
- ^ "Река Чая in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
- ^ Чая (река, приток р. Лены); Great Soviet Encyclopedia in 30 vols. — Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov. - 3rd ed. - M. Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969-1978.(in Russian)