Volkhov River

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The Volkhov River is a historically significant waterway in northwestern Russia that connects Lake Ilmen to Lake Ladoga and has long served as an important trade and transport route.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
associatedWith Novgorod Republic
surface form: Novgorod Republic trade network

Volga trade route
surface form: Varangian trade routes
basinCountry Russia
connectedCity Novaya Ladoga
Novgorod
surface form: Veliky Novgorod

Volkhov
continent Europe
country Russia
crosses Novgorod
surface form: Veliky Novgorod
drainageBasin Lake Ilmen basin
drains Lake Ilmen basin into Lake Ladoga
economicImportance regional transport corridor
supports local fisheries
flowsDirection generally northward
flowsFrom Lake Ilmen
flowsInto Lake Ladoga
freezesInWinter yes
hasHydroelectricPlant Volkhov Hydroelectric Station
hasTributary Kerest River
Msta River
Pchyovzha River NERFINISHED
Tigoda River NERFINISHED
historicalPeriodOfProminence Middle Ages
historicalRole linked Novgorod to Baltic and Byzantine trade networks
historicalSignificance important trade route in medieval Rus'
part of trade route from the Varangians to the Greeks
hydrologicalSystem Neva River basin
languageOfName Russian
length 224 km
approximately 139 miles
locatedIn Eastern Europe
Northwest Russia
surface form: northwestern Russia
mouthLocation Lake Ladoga
nameInRussian Volkhov
surface form: Волхов
navigable yes
nearbyHistoricalCenter Novgorod Republic NERFINISHED
partOf Baltic Sea drainage basin
waterway system connecting interior Russia to the Baltic Sea
region Leningrad Oblast NERFINISHED
Novgorod Oblast NERFINISHED
sourceLocation Lake Ilmen
tributaryOf Lake Ladoga
surface form: Lake Ladoga basin
usedFor hydroelectric power generation
inland navigation
transportation
watercourseType lowland river

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Novgorod Oblast hasMajorRiver Volkhov River
Leningrad Oblast hasRiver Volkhov River
Lake Ladoga inflow Volkhov River