The Puya (russian: Пуя) is a
river in
Velsky and
Shenkursky Districts of
Arkhangelsk Oblast
Arkhangelsk Oblast (russian: Арха́нгельская о́бласть, ''Arkhangelskaya oblast'') is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast). It includes the Arctic Ocean, Arctic archipelagos of Franz Josef Land ...
in
Russia. It is a left
tributary of the
Vaga. The length of the river is . The area of its basin . The major tributary is the
Sulanda
The Sulanda (russian: Суланда is a river in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, a left tributary of the Puya Puya may refer to:
* ''Puya'' (plant), in the family Bromeliaceae
* Puya (river), in Russia
* Puya, a variety of Guajillo chili
* ''Puya' ...
(left).
The source of the Puya is located close to Yemenga, a village and a former station on the demolished railway line between Yura and Tyogrozero. It flows to the north-east, and in the
selo of Georgievskoye turns south-east. Downstream from Georgievskoe, the valley of the Puya is populated, and on the left bank the road connecting Dolmatovo (on one of the principal highways in Russia,
M8 connecting Moscow and Arkhangelsk) and
Kargopol via
Nyandoma has been built. In Dolmatovo, the Puya turns north, and M8 follows it on the right bank. About upstream from the confluence with the Vaga, the Puya accepts its major tributary, the Sulanda. Downstream from the mouth of the Sulanda, the Puya turns east. The mouth of the Puya is located in the village of Aksyonovskaya.
References
External links
* {{cite web, url=http://textual.ru/gvr/index.php?card=160589, script-title=ru:Река Пуя, publisher=State Water Register of Russia, language=Russian, accessdate=8 June 2011
Rivers of Arkhangelsk Oblast