Everything about Lake Ilmen totally explained
Ilmen is a historically important
lake in the
Novgorod Oblast of
Russia, formerly a vital part of the
Trade route from the Varangians to the Greeks. The city of
Novgorod lies six kilometers below the lake's outflow.
Its average surface area is 982 km² (may vary from 733 to 2,090 km² depending on water level). The lake is fed by 52 inflowing rivers, the four main ones being
Msta,
Pola,
Lovat,
Shelon and is drained through a single outlet, the
Volkhov, into the
Lake Ladoga, and subsequently via the
Neva into the
Gulf of Finland.
The water level is regulated by the Volkhov
hydroelectric dam situated downstream the Volkhov River. Water temperature in July is 19-20°C. Bathing season is about 90 days. Fishery. Shipping lines are
Novgorod –
Staraya Russa and
Novgorod –
Shimsk.
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