| Palana | |
| Pushpin Map: | Russia |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of mouth |
| Mouth: | Sea of Okhotsk |
| Mouth Location: | Shelikhov Gulf |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 59.0699°N 159.8325°W |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | Russia |
| Length: | 141km (88miles) |
| Basin Size: | 2500km2 |
The Palana is a west-flowing river on the west side of the upper Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia. It flows into the Sea of Okhotsk. It is long, and has a drainage basin of . The town of Palana lies on its right bank, near its mouth.
Jurassic radiolarians have been found near the mouth of the river.[1]