Maltan

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{{Infobox river

| name = Maltan

| other_name = Малтан

| image = Maymandzhin Range ONC D-8.jpg

| image_size =

| image_caption =

| pushpin_map = Russia Magadan Oblast

| pushpin_map_size =

| pushpin_map_caption= Mouth location in Magadan Oblast, Russia

| source1_location = Mount Nukh
Kolyma Mountains

| source1_elevation =

| source1_coordinates = {{coord|60|38|01|N|151|33|43|E|}}

| mouth = Bakhapcha

| mouth_elevation =

| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|61|26|38|N|150|48|59|E|region:RU|display=it}}

| subdivision_type1 = Country

| subdivision_name1 = Russia

| subdivision_type2 = Federal subject

| subdivision_name2 = Magadan Oblast

| subdivision_type3 =District

| subdivision_name3 = Khasynsky District

| length = {{convert|157|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}

| discharge1_avg =

| basin_size = {{convert|4900|km2|abbr=on}}

| progression = Bakhapcha → {{RKolyma}}

}}

The Maltan ({{langx|ru|Малтан}}) is a river in Magadan Oblast, Russia. It has a length of {{convert|157|km|mi}} and a drainage basin of {{convert|4900|km2|mi2}}. The Maltan is the longest tributary of the Bakhapcha, of the Kolyma basin.{{GVR|265172|Река Малтан}}

The river flows across an uninhabited area, the nearest village is Sinegorye, located to the north.{{cite web|url=https://maps.vlasenko.net/smtm1000/p-55_56.jpg|title=Топографска карта P-55_56 - Topographic USSR Chart (in Russian)|access-date=13 March 2022}}

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