Chaya (Lena)
| Chaya Чая | |
|---|---|
View of the river | |
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) and a drainage basin area of 11,400 square kilometres (4,400 mi2). The Chaya flows across Kirensky District, there are no settlements on the banks of the river.
In the International scale of river difficulty the Chaya is a Class IV-V destination for rafting and kayaking.