Polist River

Polist River
The Polist River in Staraya Russa
Country	Russia
Basin features
Main source	Lake Polisto 91 metres (299 ft)
River mouth	Lovat River
Basin size	3,630 square kilometres (1,400 sq mi)
Physical characteristics
Length	176 kilometres (109 mi)
Discharge	Average rate: 22 cubic metres per second (780 cu ft/s)

Coordinates: 58°06′28″N 31°31′14″E / 58.10778°N 31.52056°E / 58.10778; 31.52056

The Polist (Russian: река́ По́листь) is a river in Bezhanitsky District of Pskov Oblast and in Poddorsky and Starorussky District, as well as in the town of Staraya Russa of Novgorod Oblast of Russia. It is technically a tributary of the Lovat River though it forms a common river delta with the Lovat and the Pola at the mouth of the Lovat in Lake Ilmen. It is 176 kilometres (109 mi) long, and the area of its basin 3,630 square kilometres (1,400 sq mi). The principal tributaries of the Polist are the Kholynya River (left) and the Porusya River (left). The town of Staraya Russa is located on the banks of the Polist.

The source of the Polist is in Lake Polisto in the east of Pskov Oblast, in the western part of the Valdai Hills. The upper course of the Polist id located in the Polist-Lovat Swamp System, one of the biggest raised bog areas in Europe. The Polist flows northeast, enters Novgorod Oblast, and joins the Lovat at its delta.