Muya (river) explained

Muya
Other Name:Муя
Source1:Northern Muya Range
Source1 Coordinates:55.8256°N 112.5808°W
Source1 Elevation:1700m (5,600feet)
Mouth:Vitim
Mouth Elevation:467m (1,532feet)
Mouth Location:Ust-Muya
Mouth Coordinates:56.4047°N 115.6723°W
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Russia
Subdivision Type2:Republic
Subdivision Name2:Buryatia
Length:365km (227miles)
Basin Size:11900km2
Pushpin Map:Russia Buryatia
Pushpin Map Caption:Mouth location in Buryatia, Russia

The Muya (Russian: Муя) is a left tributary of the Vitim in Buryatia, Russia. It is long and has a drainage basin of .

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.[1] The Muya is navigable for small craft from the Vitim around 70km (40miles) 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.

Tributaries

The longest tributary of the Muya is the long Muyakan on the left.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Kropotkin. Prince P. The Orography of Asia. The Geographical Journal. 1904. 23. 177.