Lake Volgo (russian: Озеро Волго) is a lake in
Ostashkovsky,
Penovsky, and
Selizharovsky Districts of
Tver Oblast
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Russia
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. The
Volga River
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flows through the lake in its upper course. The area of the lake is , and the area of its
drainage basin
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is .
The urban-type settlement of
Peno is located on the western bank of the lake.
Lake Volgo is the lowest of four big lakes which together form the
Upper Volga Reservoir
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and which constitute the only remaining large natural lake system on the Volga. The other three lakes of the system are
Lake Peno,
Lake Vselug, and
Lake Sterzh
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. Lake Volgo is located downstream of Lake Peno and consists of two parts (sometimes referred as Volgo I and Volgo II), one bent to the northeast and then to the southwest, and the second, which is bigger, oriented approximately west to east. The two parts are separated by a narrow channel. The Volga flows out from the easternmost corner, at the
selo of
Selishche, where the dam of the reservoir is located. The total length of the lake is about , the average depth is .
Since Lake Volgo is the lowest of the four Upper Volga lakes, its drainage basin includes the drainage basins of the others. This comprises most of
Penovsky District, the southwestern part of Ostashkovsky District, the northwestern part of Selizharovsky District, as well as the southeastern corner of
Andreapolsky District and minor areas in the north of
Nelidovsky District. The
Zhukopa River and the
Kocha River are the biggest tributaries of the lake.
The lake is popular for recreational fishing.
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