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History

The area of the Zhuya river was formerly renowned as part of the "Vitim Goldfields". The mines on the banks of the river were discovered and developed in the 19th century by

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gold miner K.P. Trapeznikov. There are still gold mining ventures in the Zhuya basin, especially in the area of its tributary, the Vacha.

Course

The Zhuya is a left tributary of the Chara, of the

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basin. Its source is in the northern slope of the Kropotkin Range.

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In its upper course the Zhuya flows roughly northwards and then northeastwards across the

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, flowing across lake Tolendo. It turns in an eastward direction,

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ing across a plain before joining the Chara near Ust-Zhuya, also known as Chara, an abolished settlement. The longest tributaries of the Zhuya are the long Nechera from the right, and the long Khomolkho (Хомолхо) and long Vacha from the left. The river is navigable below its confluence with the Khomolkho. The Zhuya is frozen between October and May.

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