Msta River

Rapids of the river MSTA

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The MSTA (Russian Мста ) is a 445 km long Russian river that runs through the two oblasts Tver and Novgorod. The largest reclining at the waters city is Borowitschi.

Course

The river has its origin in the Tver Oblast in the Valdai Hills in Mstino Lake ( Мстино ). It flows through the Novgorod Oblast and flows into the local Ilmensee. The Sievers channel branches off just before the mouth and connects the MSTA directly to the outflow of Lake Ilmen, the Volkhov River. Although occurring in the river over 30 rapids, he is navigable with the help of several locks and canals. There is also via the duct system of Wyschni Wolotschok a connection to the Volga.

The catchment area of ​​the MSTA comprises 23,300 km ². The river discharge is 84 km above the mouth of 202 m³ / s The source height is about 150 m above sea level