Zeya (river)

Zeya
Island on the Zeya.
Map of the Amur drainage basin with the Zeya highlighted
Native name	Зея (Russian)
Location
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Amur Oblast
Physical characteristics
Source	Toko-Stanovik
Mouth	Amur
• coordinates	50°14′31″N 127°35′53″E / 50.2419°N 127.598°E / 50.2419; 127.598
Length	1,242 km (772 mi)[1]
Basin size	233,000 km2 (90,000 sq mi)[1]
Discharge
• location	Blagoveshchensk[2][1]
• average	1,810 m3/s (64,000 cu ft/s)
• minimum	1.5 m3/s (53 cu ft/s)
• maximum	14,200 m3/s (500,000 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Amur→ Sea of Okhotsk

The Zeya (Russian: Зе́я; from indigenous Evenki word "djee" (blade); Chinese: 结雅; Manchu: ᠵᡳᠩᡴᡳᡵᡳ
ᠪᡳᡵᠠ, Mölendroff: jingkiri bira) is a northern, left tributary of the Amur in Amur Oblast, Russia. It is 1,242 km (772 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 233,000 km² (90,000 sq mi).^[3] The average flow of the river is 1,810 m³/s (64,000 cu ft/s).^[1]