Volkhov River, also called Olhava river (Russian: Во́лхов) is a river in Novgorod and Leningrad Oblasts in Russia. Lake Ilmen (Russian: Озеро Ильмень), a lake in Novgorod Oblast of Russia. ... Map of Scandinavia Lake Ladoga (Russian: Ладожское озеро, Finnish: Laatokka) is the largest lake in Europe, located in Karelia and Leningrad Oblast in northwestern Russia (since WWII), near the border to Finland. ... A watershed is a region of land where water flows into a specified body of water, such as a river, lake, sea, or ocean. ... The source of a river or stream may be a lake, a spring, or a collection of headwaters. ... In hydrology, the discharge of a river is the volume of water transported by it in a certain amount of time. ... A watershed is a region of land where water flows into a specified body of water, such as a river, lake, sea, or ocean. ... The Murray River in Australia. ... Novgorod Oblast (Russian: Новгоро́дская о́бласть) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). ... Leningrad Oblast (Russian: Ленингра́дская о́бласть; tr. ...

Volkhov flows out of the Lake Ilmen north into the Lake Ladoga. Its length is 224 km, and its fall is about 15 meters. It is navigable over its whole length. The area of its basin, including the Ilmen basin, is 80,200 km². Its discharge is highly variable: from 44 to 2,900 m³/s. The level of water is regulated by the Volkhov hydroelectric dam (the first hydroelectric dam in Russia and in the Soviet Union, opened on December 19, 1926) situated 25 km upstream the mouth of the river. The dam serves not for hydroelectric purposes only, but also to facilitate navigation in the lower part of the river previously known for its rapids. Volkhov is connected to the Msta River by the Siversov channel. Lake Ilmen (Russian: Озеро Ильмень), a lake in Novgorod Oblast of Russia. ... Map of Scandinavia Lake Ladoga (Russian: Ладожское озеро, Finnish: Laatokka) is the largest lake in Europe, located in Karelia and Leningrad Oblast in northwestern Russia (since WWII), near the border to Finland. ... In general English usage, length (symbols: l, L) is but one particular instance of distance – an objects length is how long the object is – but in the physical sciences and engineering, the word length is in some contexts used synonymously with distance. Height is vertical distance; width (or breadth... A kilometre (American spelling: kilometer) (symbol: km) is a unit of length equal to 1000 metres (from the Greek words khilia = thousand and metro = count/measure). ... A navigable river is a river which can be navigated by ships. ... This article explains the meaning of area as a physical quantity. ... Basin has several meanings: Look up basin in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Hydroelectric dam diagram The waters of Llyn Stwlan, the upper reservoir of the Ffestiniog Pumped-Storage Scheme in north Wales, can just be glimpsed on the right. ... Scrivener Dam, in Canberra, Australia, was engineered to withstand a once-in-5000-years flood event A dam is a barrier across flowing water that obstructs, directs or retards the flow, often creating a reservoir, lake or impoundment. ... December 19 is the 353rd day of the year (354th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... A rapid is a section of a river where it loses elevation over a relatively short distance (that is, the stream gradient is locally steepened), causing an increase in water flow and (usually) turbulence. ... The MSTA is a conventional 152 mm howitzer designed by the Soviet Union during the later part of the Cold War. ...

In the 9th-11th centuries, Volkhov was a part of an important water trade route called the Road from Varangians to Greeks (Путь «из варяг в греки» in Russian) connecting Baltic and Black seas. Other parts of this route were the Neva River, Lake Ladoga, Lake Ilmen, Lovat, and Dnieper Rivers. This earthenware dish was made in 9th century Iraq. ... As a means of recording the passage of time, the 11th century was that century which lasted from 1001 to 1100. ... The Trade Route from the Varangians to the Greeks (Путь «из варяг в греки» in Russian) was a trade route, which connected Scandinavia, Kievan Rus and the Byzantine Empire. ... The Baltic Sea is located in Northern Europe, from 53 deg. ... Map of the Black Sea. ... River Neva (Нева́) is a 74 km long Russian river flowing from the Lake Ladoga (Ладожское Озеро - Ladozhskoye Ozero) through the Carelian Isthmus (Карельский Перешеек - Karelskii Peresheyek) and the city of Saint Petersburg (Санкт-Петербург - Sankt Peterburg) to the Gulf of Finland (Финский Залив - Finskii Zaliv). ... Map of Scandinavia Lake Ladoga (Russian: Ладожское озеро, Finnish: Laatokka) is the largest lake in Europe, located in Karelia and Leningrad Oblast in northwestern Russia (since WWII), near the border to Finland. ... Lake Ilmen (Russian: Озеро Ильмень), a lake in Novgorod Oblast of Russia. ... Ловать Length 530 km Elevation of the source  ? m Average discharge 105 m³/s Area watershed  ? km² Origin Lake Lovatets Mouth Lake Ilmen Basin countries Belarus,Russia Lovat River (Russian: река́ Ло́вать) is a river in Pskov and Novgorod Oblasts of Russia. ... Length 2,290 km Elevation of the source -  m Average discharge 1670  m³/s Area watershed 516,300  km² Origin  Russia Mouth  Black Sea Basin countries Russia, Belarus, Ukraine The Dnieper River (also: Dnepr, Dnyapro or Dnipro) is a river (2,290 km length) which flows from Russia through Belarus...

Volkhov's tributaries are:

• Vishera - right tributary;
• Kerest - left tributary;
• Oskuya - right tributary;
• Pchezhva - right tributary;
• Tigoda - left tributary;
• Chyornaya - right tributary;
• Vloya - left tributary;
• Olomna - left tributary.

The river freezes up in the late November and breaks up in the early April. Tigoda (Тигода in Russian) is a river in Novgorod Oblast and Leningrad Oblast in Russia, a left tributary of the Volkhov river. ... For other uses, see November (disambiguation). ... April is the fourth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four with the length of 30 days. ...

The ancient Russian capital Staraya Ladoga is situated near the mouth of the river. Major modern cities located along the river include Novgorod, Kirishi, Volkhov, and Novaya Ladoga. Staraya Ladoga (Russian: Старая Ладога) is a village near Lake Ladoga. ... Velikiy Novgorod (Но́вгород) is the foremost historic city of North-Western Russia, situated on the highway (and railway) connecting Moscow and St Petersburg. ... Kirishi is a city in the Leningrad Oblast of Russia, on the right bank of the Volkhov River, 115 km south-east of St. ... Volkhov is a city in the Leningrad Oblast of Russia, situated 120 km east of St. ...