Schelon
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Shelon River Шелонь |
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| Water code | RU : 01040200412102000024311 | |
| location | Pskov oblast , Novgorod Oblast ( Russia ) | |
| River system | Neva | |
| Drain over | Volkhov → Neva → Baltic Sea | |
| source | in the east of Pskov Oblast 57 ° 23 ′ 42 ″ N , 30 ° 12 ′ 33 ″ E |
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| muzzle | near Schimsk in the Ilmensee Coordinates: 58 ° 13 '46 " N , 30 ° 53' 59" E 58 ° 13 '46 " N , 30 ° 53' 59" E |
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| Mouth height |
18 m
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| length | 248 km | |
| Catchment area | 9710 km² | |
| Outflow location: 59 km above the mouth |
MQ |
43.6 m³ / s |
| Left tributaries | Sudoma , Usa , Udocha , Sitnja , Mschaga | |
| Right tributaries | Belka , polonka | |
| Small towns | Dedowitschi , Porchow , Solzy , Schimsk | |
 Location of the Schelon (Шелонь) in the catchment area of the Volkhov |
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The Schelon ( Russian Шелонь ) is one of the main tributaries of the Ilmen Lake in northwestern Russia .
The 248 kilometer long river has its source in the wetlands in the east of the Pskov Oblast . From there it flows mainly in a northerly direction, later in an easterly direction into the Novgorod Oblast and flows into it at Schimsk on the west bank of the Ilmen Lake . The catchment area of the Schelon covers large parts of the Ilmen lowlands and is 9710 km². The small towns Porchow and Solzy as well as the urban-type settlement Dedowitschi lie on the river.
Historically, the river is best known for the Battle of the Schelon in 1471, in which the army of the Grand Duchy of Moscow under Daniil Cholmsky defeated the army of the Novgorod Republic , which led to the loss of Novgorod's independence.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Article Schelon in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (BSE) , 3rd edition 1969–1978 (Russian)
- ↑ a b Schelon in the State Water Register of the Russian Federation (Russian)