Tichwinka

Tikhvinka River Тихвинка
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Data
Water code	RU :  01040300112102000018174
location	Leningrad Oblast ( Russia )
River system	Neva
Drain over	Syas  → Neva  → Baltic Sea
origin	Lake Jeglino on the Tichwiner ridge ( Waldai heights ) 59 ° 34 ′ 26 ″  N , 34 ° 30 ′ 39 ″  E
Source height	154  m
muzzle	Sja's coordinates: 59 ° 39 ′ 52 "  N , 33 ° 8 ′ 31"  E 59 ° 39 ′ 52 "  N , 33 ° 8 ′ 31"  E
length	144 km
Catchment area	2140 km²
Outflow location: 16 km above the mouth	MQ	19.7 m³ / s
Medium-sized cities	Tikhvin

The Tichwinka ( Russian Тихвинка ) is a right tributary of the Sjas in the Russian Oblast of Leningrad .

The Tichwinka has its origin in the small lake Jeglino on the Tichwiner ridge , a section of the Waldai heights . It flows mainly in a westerly direction. She passes the city of Tikhvin . Finally the Tichwinka flows into the Sjas.

The Tichwinka has a length of 144 kilometers. Its catchment area covers 2140 km². The river is mainly fed by the snowmelt . The mean water flow at the lower reaches, 16 km above the mouth, is 19.7 m³ / s. The river is ice-covered between mid-November / early January to April / early May.

The course of the river Tichwinka forms part of the Tichwiner canal system that connects the Volga with the Baltic Sea .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Tichwinka in the State Water Directory of the Russian Federation (Russian)
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g} Article Tichwinka in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (BSE) , 3rd edition 1969–1978 (Russian)http: //vorlage_gse.test/1%3D110841~2a%3D~2b%3DTichwinka