Msta Russian: Мста |
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Rapids of the Msta
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Country | Russia |
Basin features | |
Main source |
Lake Mstino 150 m (490 ft) |
River mouth |
Lake Ilmen 18 m (59 ft) |
Basin size | 23,300 km2 (9,000 sq mi) |
Physical characteristics | |
Length | 445 km (277 mi) |
Discharge |
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Coordinates: 58°24′56″N 31°20′18″E / 58.41556°N 31.33833°E
The Msta (Russian: Мста) is a river in Vyshnevolotsky, Udomelsky, and Bologovsky Districts of Tver Oblast and in Borovichsky, Okulovsky, Lyubytinsky, Malovishersky, Krestetsky, and Novgorodsky Districts, as well as in the town of Borovichi of Novgorod Oblast of Russia. It is a tributary of Lake Ilmen. It is 445 kilometres (277 mi) long, and the area of its basin 23,300 square kilometres (9,000 sq mi). The principal tributaries of the Msta are the Berezayka (left), the Uver (right), and the Kholova (left). The town of Borovichi and the urban-type settlement of Lyubytino are located on the banks of the Msta.