The Tudovka () is a
river in
Oleninsky,
Nelidovsky,
Selizharovsky, and
Rzhevsky District
Rzhevsky District (russian: Рже́вский райо́н) is an administrative and municipalLaw #4-ZO district (raion), one of the thirty-six in Tver Oblast, Russia. It is located in the south of the oblast and borders with Staritsky District ...
s of
Tver Oblast of
Russia, a right tributary of the
Volga. The Tudovka is long, and the area of its
drainage basin is .
The source of the Tudovka is in the swamps in the westernmost part of Oleninsky District. The river flows north and crosses into Nelidovsky District. The village of
Tud
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is the uppermost locality on the Tudovka. A short stretch of the Tudovka makes the border between Nelidovsky and Selizharovsky District, and downstream the river departs from the border, turns northeast and crosses into Selizharovsky District. In the village of
Bolshoye Kashino it makes a sharp turn to the south and crosses into Oleninsky District. Downstream of the village of
Barygino the Tudovka turns east. The biggest locality at the banks of the Tudovka is the
selo of
Molodoy Tud which in the middle of the 20th century was the center of
Molodotudsky District, later abolished. Downstream of the village of
Kazakovo the Tudovka crosses into Rzhevsky District. Its mouth is opposite to the village of
Sukontsevo.
The drainage basin of the Tudovka includes the northern part of Oleninsky District, as well as minor areas in Rzhevsky, Selizharovsky, and Nelidovsky Districts.
The stretch of the Tudovka within Nelidovsky District is located in
Central Forest Nature Reserve.
The
Eurasian beaver was reintroduced in the Tudovka, and there is currently stable population of the beaver.
References
{{Volga River
Rivers of Tver Oblast