Taui

(for most of its length, the Kava), a river in Khabarovsk Krai and Magadan Oblast, RSFSR. The Taui is 378 km long and drains an area of 25,900 sq km. It empties into Amakhta Inlet of Taui Guba of the Sea of Okhotsk. It is fed by snow and rain. The mean flow rate 36 km from the mouth is 350 cu m per sec. The Taui freezes in late October and opens up in late May. Its main tributary is the Chelomdzha River, on the left. The river is a spawning place for salmon. It is navigable in its lower course.