Volkhov
|
Volkhov Волхов |
||
 The Volkhov in Veliky Novgorod |
||
| Data | ||
| Water code | RU : 01040200612102000018509 | |
| location | Novgorod Oblast , Leningrad Oblast ( Russia ) | |
| River system | Neva | |
| Drain over | Neva → Baltic Sea | |
| origin |
Ilmensee 58 ° 28 ′ 4 ″ N , 31 ° 17 ′ 3 ″ E |
|
| Source height | 18 m | |
| muzzle | at Nowaja Ladoga in Lake Ladoga Coordinates: 60 ° 7 '49 " N , 32 ° 19' 41" E 60 ° 7 '49 " N , 32 ° 19' 41" E |
|
| Mouth height | 4 m | |
| Height difference | 14 m | |
| Bottom slope | 0.06 ‰ | |
| length | 224 km | |
| Catchment area | 80,200 km² | |
| Drain |
MQ |
586 m³ / s |
| Left tributaries | Kerest , Tigoda , Vloja , Olomna | |
| Right tributaries | Wischera , Tschernaja , Ptschowscha , Oskuija | |
| Big cities | Veliky Novgorod | |
| Medium-sized cities | Kirishi , Volkhov | |
| Small towns | Novaya Ladoga | |
 Volkhovskaya River Power Plant |
||
 |
||
 Catchment area of the Volkhov (Волхов) |
||
The Volkhov ( Russian Волхов ) is a river in northwestern Russia between Saint Petersburg and Moscow near Veliky Novgorod .
It rises from Lake Ilmen in the north and flows into Lake Ladoga at Nowaja Ladoga . Its main source rivers are the Msta as well as the Lowat and the Schelon , which flow into the Ilmensee.
geography
The river has a length of 224 kilometers. It is part of the Wishne-Volochok Canal system that connects the Neva with the Volga . The city of the same name lies on the river .
The banks of the Volkhov are mostly low and are heavily flooded in spring. As a result of the ice jam in Lake Ladoga at its mouth, the Volkhov can often not flow away for days in spring and is dammed accordingly, as its gradient is very low.
Hydroelectric power plant
The Volkhovskaya hydropower plant was put into operation in 1927 and served to supply the then Leningrad with energy. With an installed capacity of 86 MW , a pipeline of 130 km and several substations, this plant was once the largest power plant and largest power distribution system in the Soviet Union.
history
The river was a trade and traffic route early on, for example the Vikings used to sail the Volkhov with their dragon boats. Later, the Hanseatic Office of Novgorod maintained contact with the Hanseatic cities on the North and Baltic Seas via this waterway .
During the Second World War , the Volkhov was fought over. In 1941 parts of the Red Army were surrounded by the Wehrmacht on the Volkhov. Thousands of Soviet soldiers starved to death in the swamps. In December of the same year the Red Army established the Volkhov Front . Their main mission was to defend the positions on the river, east of Leningrad , and lift the Leningrad blockade . From January to April 1942 there was the Battle of the Volkhov , an unsuccessful attempt by the Soviet army to break up the Leningrad blockade. The fighting lasted until February 1944, when the Wehrmacht had to withdraw.
