The Polist () is a
river
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in
Bezhanitsky District
Bezhanitsky District (russian: Бежа́ницкий райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #833-oz and municipalLaw #420-oz district (raion), one of the twenty-four in Pskov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the central and eastern parts of the ob ...
of
Pskov Oblast
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and in
Poddorsky and
Starorussky District
Starorussky District (russian: Старору́сский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #559-OZ and municipalLaw #377-OZ district (raion), one of the twenty-one in Novgorod Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southwest of the oblast and bo ...
, as well as in the town of
Staraya Russa of
Novgorod Oblast of
Russia
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. It is technically a
tributary
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of the
Lovat though it forms a common
river delta
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with the Lovat and the
Pola Pola or POLA may refer to:
People
*House of Pola, an Italian noble family
*Pola Alonso (1923–2004), Argentine actress
*Pola Brändle (born 1980), German artist and photographer
*Pola Gauguin (1883–1961), Danish painter
*Pola Gojawiczyńska (18 ...
at the mouth of the Lovat in
Lake Ilmen
Lake Ilmen ( rus, И́льмень, p=ˈilʲmʲɪnʲ) is a large lake in the Novgorod Oblast of Russia. A historically important lake, it formed a vital part of the medieval trade route from the Varangians to the Greeks. The city of Novgorod - wh ...
. It is long, and the area of its basin . The principal tributaries of the Polist are the
Kholynya (left) and the
Porusya (left). The town of Staraya Russa is located on the banks of the Polist.
The source of the Polist is in
Lake Polisto
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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
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areas in Europe. The Polist flows northeast, enters Novgorod Oblast, and joins the Lovat at its delta.
The river basin of the Polist comprises the eastern part of Bezhanitsky District, the northwestern halves of Poddorsky and Starorussky Districts, as well as minor areas in the east of
Volotovsky District
Volotovsky District (russian: Волото́вский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #559-OZ and municipalLaw #350-OZ district (raion), one of the twenty-one in Novgorod Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southwest of the oblast and bord ...
. The major part of
Polistovsky Nature Reserve
Polistovsky Nature Reserve, Polistovsky Zapovednik (russian: Полистовский заповедник) is a strict nature reserve (a ''zapovednik'') in the northwest of Russia, located in Bezhanitsky and Loknyansky Districts of Pskov Oblast ...
lies in the river basin of the Polist.
The Polist is navigable downstream of Staraya Russa, there is however no regular passenger navigation.
Until the 1980s the Polist was used for
timber rafting.
References
External links
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Rivers of Novgorod Oblast
Rivers of Pskov Oblast