Lovat River | |
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Lovat in Velikiye Luki
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Country | Belarus, Russia |
Basin features | |
Main source | Lake Lovatets |
River mouth | Lake Ilmen |
Basin size | 21,900 square kilometres (8,500 sq mi) |
Physical characteristics | |
Length | 530 kilometres (330 mi) |
Discharge |
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Coordinates: 58°12′42″N 31°26′40″E / 58.21167°N 31.44444°E
The Lovat (Belarusian: Ловаць Lovać, pronounced [ˈɫovatsʲ]; Russian: река́ Ло́вать) 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) Rivers. The towns of Velikiye Luki and Kholm, as well as the urban-type settlement of Parfino, are located on the banks of the Lovat.