Maltan

The Maltan () is a river in Magadan Oblast, Russia. It has a length of and a drainage basin of . The Maltan is the longest tributary of the Bakhapcha, of the Kolyma basin.

The river flows across an uninhabited area, the nearest village is Sinegorye, located to the north. The name of the river originated in an Even word for "bend" or "curvature".Leontyev V.V., Novikova K.A. Toponymic dictionary of the North-East of the USSR, USSR Academy of Sciences. Magadan, 1989 - p. 246 - ISBN 5-7581-0044-7

Course The source of the Maltan is in the northern slopes of Mount Nukh (Гора Нух) of the Olsky Plateau area, at the western end of the Kolyma Mountains, close to the R504 Kolyma Highway. It flows near Atka in its upper course, not far from the sources of the Yama. The river heads in a NNW direction along the western slopes of the Maymandzhin Range. Finally it turns to the WNW below the southern slopes of Mount Khetinskaya (Гора Хетинская) and joins the right bank of the Bakhapcha from its mouth in the Kolyma.Google Earth

The river freezes yearly between late October and late May.

Tributaries The main tributaries of the Maltan are the long Veyer (Snorovka), the long Nosegchen (Nasakchan or Nyazakhchan) and the long Khurendzha (Khirunda) from the left and the long Asan, the long Kheta and the long Basandra from the right.

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