Lovat (river)
Lovat | |
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Location | |
Country | Belarus, Russia |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Lake Lovatets |
• location | Khoteshino, Russia |
• coordinates | 55°50′46″N 30°17′56″E / 55.846°N 30.299°E |
• elevation | 170 m (560 ft) |
Mouth | Lake Ilmen |
• location | Vzvad, Russia |
• coordinates | 58°12′42″N 31°26′40″E / 58.21167°N 31.44444°E |
• elevation | 16 m (52 ft) |
Length | 530 km (330 mi)[1] |
Basin size | 21,900 km2 (8,500 sq mi)[1] |
Discharge | |
• average | 105 m3/s (3,700 cu ft/s)[1] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Lake Ilmen→ Volkhov→ Lake Ladoga→ Neva→ Gulf of Finland |
The Lovat (
From the source, the Lovat flows in the southeastern direction along the border between Russia and Belarus, it turns north and enters Pskov Oblast of Russia, crossing the border as Lake Sesito. In this area, the Lowat flows through the lake district, passing, in particular, Lake Vorokhobskoye. Downstrean of Velikiye Luki, in the selo of Podberezye, the Lovat turns northwest and enters Novgorod Oblast. Close to Lake Ilmen, the Lovat shares a river delta with the Pola and the Polist, though technically Polist is counted as a tributary of the Lovat.
The river basin of the Lovat comprises vast areas in the south of Novgorod and Pskov Oblasts, as well as some areas in Tver Oblast and Vitebsk Oblast of Belarus.
The Lovat is listed in the State Water Register of Russia as navigable between Parfino and the mouth, however, there is no passenger navigation. Until the 1990s, it was used for timber rafting.[1]
The Lovat served as a stretch of the
References
External links
Media related to Lovat River at Wikimedia Commons
- Река Ловать (in Russian). State Water Register of Russia. Retrieved 23 February 2012.