The Shlina () is a
river
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in
Firovsky,
Bologovsky, and
Vyshnevolotsky Districts, as well as of the closed urban-type settlement of
Ozyorny of
Tver Oblast
Tver Oblast (russian: Тверска́я о́бласть, ''Tverskaya oblast'', ), from 1935 to 1990 known as Kalinin Oblast (), is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the types of inh ...
of
Russia
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. It is a
tributary
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of the
Tsna River (technically, of the
Vyshny Volochyok Reservoir) and belongs to the
drainage basin
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of the
Neva
The Neva (russian: Нева́, ) is a river in northwestern Russia flowing from Lake Ladoga through the western part of Leningrad Oblast (historical region of Ingria) to the Neva Bay of the Gulf of Finland. Despite its modest length of , it ...
and the
Baltic Sea
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The sea stretches from 53°N to 66°N latitude and ...
. It is long, and the area of its basin . The principal tributaries of the Shlina are the
Granichnaya (right), the
Shlinka (left), and the
Lonnitsa (right).
The Lonnitsa is technically an inflow of the Vyshny Volochyok Reservoir.
The whole course of the Shlina belongs to the
Valdai Hills
The Valdai Hills (russian: Валда́йская возвы́шенность, Valdáyskaya vozvýshennost'), sometimes referred to as just Valdai (russian: Валда́й, Valdáy), are an upland region in the north-west of central European Ru ...
. The source of the river is
Lake Shlino which is shared between Tver and
Novgorod Oblast
Novgorod Oblast (russian: Новгоро́дская о́бласть, ''Novgorodskaya oblast'') is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Veliky Novgorod. Some of the oldest Russian cities, includin ...
s. The Shlina flows out at the Tver Oblast side close to the village of
Komkino and flows east. It crosses Firovsky District, a stretch of it makes the border between Ozyorny and Firovsky District. Further east the Shlina returns to Firovsky District, crosses the southern part Bologovsky District, and enters Vyshnevolotsky District. It enters the Vyshny Volochyok Reservoir by the settlement of
Krasnomaysky.
The drainage basin of the Shlina includes much of the area of Firovsky District, as well as parts of
Demyansky and
Valdaysky Districts of Novgorod Oblast and of
Ostashkovsky, Bologovsky, and Vyshnevolotsky Districts of Tver Oblast. The urban-type settlement of
Firovo is located in the drainage basin of the Shlina.
References
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Rivers of Tver Oblast