Maymakan

The Maymakan is a river in Ayano-Maysky District, Khabarovsk Krai, Russian Far East. With a length of, it is the second longest tributary of the Maya. Its drainage basin.
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 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 long Chumikan from the left, as well as the long Magey, the long Nagim, the long Kundumi, the long Odola and the long Mukitkan from the right. There are about 500 lakes in the river basin.

Fauna

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