Lake Sterzh (Стерж) is the third largest among the
Valdai Lakes Valday or Valdai may refer to one of the following:
*Valdai Hills, an upland region in Russia
*Valdai Discussion Club
* Valday (inhabited locality), name of several inhabited localities in Russia
*Lake Valdayskoye
Lake Valdayskoye, or Lake Valdai ...
in
Tver Oblast of
Russia. It is the first
lake through which the
Volga flows. The lake's length is , its width is up to , and the average depth is . The area of the lake is .
The lake gives its name to the
Sterzh Cross
Sterzh Cross is a stone cross formerly situated on the bank of the Sterzh Lake. It is now exhibited in the Tver History Museum, where it has been for over a century. Its height is 167 cm.
The cross was erected by Ivanko Pavlovich, a posadni ...
.
Lake Sterzh is oriented north to south, with one bay stretching to the east. The Volga flows in the northern part of the lake. In the south, Lake Sterzh continues as
Lake Vselug
Lake Vselug (russian: Озеро Вселуг) is a lake in Penovsky District of Tver Oblast, Russia. The Volga River flows through the lake in its upper course. The area of the lake is .
Lake Vselug is the second one of four big lakes which make ...
. Together with Lake Vselug,
Lake Peno
Lake Peno (russian: Озеро Пено) is a lake in Penovsky District of Tver Oblast, Russia. The Volga River flows through the lake in its upper course. The area of the lake is .
Lake Vselug is the third one of four big lakes which make togethe ...
, and
Lake Volgo
Lake Volgo (russian: Озеро Волго) is a lake in Ostashkovsky, Penovsky, and Selizharovsky Districts of Tver Oblast, Russia. The Volga River flows through the lake in its upper course. The area of the lake is , and the area of its draina ...
it forms
Upper Volga Reservoir. The lake is shared between
Ostashkovsky (north) and
Penovsky (south) Districts of Tver Oblast.
The
drainage basin of Lake Sterzh includes the northern part of Ostashkovsky District and minor areas in the northeast of Penovsky District.
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