| Maltan | |
| Other Name: | Малтан |
| Pushpin Map: | Russia Magadan Oblast |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Mouth location in Magadan Oblast, Russia |
| Source1 Location: | Mount Nukh Kolyma Mountains |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 60.6336°N 151.5619°W |
| Mouth: | Bakhapcha |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 61.4439°N 150.8164°W |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | Russia |
| Subdivision Type2: | Federal subject |
| Subdivision Name2: | Magadan Oblast |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Khasynsky District |
| Length: | 1570NaN0 |
| Basin Size: | 4900km2 |
| Progression: | Bakhapcha → |
The Maltan (ru|Малтан) is a river in Magadan Oblast, Russia. It has a length of 157km (98miles) and a drainage basin of 4900km2. 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.[1] The name of the river originated in an Even word for "bend" or "curvature".[2]
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 122km (76miles) from its mouth in the Kolyma.[3] [1] [4]
The river freezes yearly between late October and late May.[4]
The main tributaries of the Maltan are the 31km (19miles) long Veyer (Snorovka), the 56km (35miles) long Nosegchen (Nasakchan or Nyazakhchan) and the 50km (30miles) long Khurendzha (Khirunda) from the left and the 45km (28miles) long Asan, the 61km (38miles) long Kheta and the 45km (28miles) long Basandra from the right.
