The Volkhov River drainage vasin. The Lovat is shown on the map.
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 trade route from the Varangians to the Greeks, the most important trading route of medieval Rus. From Lake Ilmen, ships went upstream the Lovat and then the Kunya, before ending up in the Western Dvina.They then travelled up the Kasplya river to Lake Kasplya from where they crossed the portage to the Dnieper, from where they could reach Constantinople via the Black Sea.[2]
^Плечко, Л.А. (1985). Старинные водные пути (in Russian). Moscow: Физкультура и спорт.
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Река Ловать (in Russian). State Water Register of Russia. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
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lovat, river, river, england, river, lovat, lovat, belarusian, Ловаць, romanized, lovac, ˈɫovatsʲ, russian, Ло, вать, river, vitebsk, oblast, belarus, usvyatsky, velikoluksky, loknyansky, districts, well, city, velikiye, luki, pskov, oblast, kholmsky, poddorsk. For the river in England see River Lovat The Lovat Belarusian Lovac romanized Lovac IPA ˈɫovatsʲ Russian Lo vat is a river in Vitebsk Oblast of Belarus Usvyatsky Velikoluksky and Loknyansky Districts as well as of the city of Velikiye Luki of Pskov Oblast and Kholmsky Poddorsky Starorussky and Parfinsky Districts of Novgorod Oblast in Russia The source of the Lovat is Lake Lovatets in northeastern Belarus and the Lovat is a tributary of Lake Ilmen Its main tributaries are the Loknya left the Kunya right the Polist left the Redya left and the Robya right The towns of Velikiye Luki and Kholm as well as the urban type settlement of Parfino are located on the banks of the Lovat LovatLovat in Velikiye LukiLocationCountryBelarus RussiaPhysical characteristicsSourceLake Lovatets locationKhoteshino Russia coordinates55 50 46 N 30 17 56 E 55 846 N 30 299 E 55 846 30 299 elevation170 m 560 ft MouthLake Ilmen locationVzvad Russia coordinates58 12 42 N 31 26 40 E 58 21167 N 31 44444 E 58 21167 31 44444 elevation16 m 52 ft Length530 km 330 mi 1 Basin size21 900 km2 8 500 sq mi 1 Discharge average105 m3 s 3 700 cu ft s 1 Basin featuresProgressionLake Ilmen Volkhov Lake Ladoga Neva Gulf of FinlandThe Volkhov River drainage vasin The Lovat is shown on the map 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 trade route from the Varangians to the Greeks the most important trading route of medieval Rus From Lake Ilmen ships went upstream the Lovat and then the Kunya before ending up in the Western Dvina They then travelled up the Kasplya river to Lake Kasplya from where they crossed the portage to the Dnieper from where they could reach Constantinople via the Black Sea 2 References edit a b c d Lovat Great Soviet Encyclopedia Plechko L A 1985 Starinnye vodnye puti in Russian Moscow Fizkultura i sport External links edit nbsp Media related to Lovat River at Wikimedia Commons Reka Lovat in Russian State Water Register of Russia Retrieved 23 February 2012 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lovat river amp oldid 1184483004, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
