Maymakan

The Maymakan (Маймакан) is a river in Ayano-Maysky District, Khabarovsk Krai, Russian Far East. With a length of 421 km, it is the second longest tributary of the Maya. Its drainage basin 18900 km2.

The area of the Maymakan has been traditionally inhabited by Evens. The river flows across mostly desolate territory.

Course
The Maymakan originates in the southwestern sector of the Dzhugdzhur mountains. It heads roughly northeastwards as a mountain river, flowing tumultuously with rapids and riffles through rocky gorges. About two thirds down its course it bends slightly and flows northwards, meandering in the floodplain in its lower course. Finally it flows into the left bank of the Maya 479 km from its mouth in the Aldan. The river is fed by snow and rain. It freezes around late October and stays frozen until mid May.

Tributaries
The main tributaries of the Maymakan are the 134 km long Chumikan from the left, as well as the 164 km long Magey, the 99 km long Nagim, the 84 km long Kundumi, the 82 km long Odola and the 51 km long Mukitkan from the right. There are about 500 lakes in the river basin.

Fauna
Taimen, pike, perch and lenok are the main fish species found in the waters of the Maymakan.