Selizharovka

Selizharovka
Native name	Селижаровка (Russian)
Location
Country	Russia
Oblast	Tver Oblast
Physical characteristics
Source	Lake Seliger
• location	Valdai Hills
Mouth	Volga
• location	Selizharovo
• coordinates	56°51′11″N 33°27′18″E
Length	36 km (22 mi)
Basin size	2,950 km2 (1,140 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	20 m3/s (710 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Volga→ Caspian Sea

The Selizharovka (Russian: Селижа́ровка) is a river in Ostashkovsky and Selizharovsky Districts of Tver Oblast, Russia, a left tributary of the Volga. The length of the river is 36 kilometres (22 mi), and the area of its drainage basin is 2,950 square kilometres (1,140 sq mi). It is one of the uppermost substantial tributaries of the Volga. The settlement of Selizharovo is located near the river mouth.

The Selizharovka is the only outflow of Lake Seliger, the biggest natural lake of the Upper Volga basin. The river originates at the southern end of the lake, at the village of Nizhniye Kotitsy. It flows southeast, crosses into Selizharovsky District, and joins the Volga at the urban-type settlement of Selizharovo.

The drainage basin of the Selizharovka includes the major part of Ostashkovsky District, south of Demyansky District of Novgorod Oblast, as well as minor areas in Firovsky District of Tver Oblast.