| Palyavaam Russian: Паляваам | |
| Pushpin Map: | Russia Chukotka Autonomous Okrug |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the mouth in the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 68.0094°N 177.6975°W |
| Source1 Elevation: | 512m (1,680feet) |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 68.7178°N 170.8281°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 0m (00feet) |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Length: | 416km (258miles) |
| Basin Size: | 12900km2 |
The Palyavaam (Russian: Паляваам) is a river in the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russian Far East. It is long, and has a drainage basin of .
There is a small populated place in its basin also called Palyavaam. The Humpback whitefish, the East Siberian Grayling, Pink salmon, Chum salmon and Arctic char, are some of the fish species found in its waters.
It has its source in the Palyavaam Range of the Chukotka Mountains. The Palyavaam flows in a roughly westward direction and passes through the sparsely populated areas of Chukotka. Finally it flows into the Chaun close to its outflow into the East Siberian Sea, at the Chaunskaya Bay near Rytkuchi.
The Palyavaam has numerous tributaries. The most important ones are the Elkakvun, Palyarynnat, Karpungveyem, Levtuttyveyem, Kookvyn, Vykvylvegyrgyn and Pekychyn.