The Izhora (, ), also known as the Inger, is a left tributary 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 , ...

on its run through Ingria in northwestern

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from Lake Ladoga to Gulf of Finland. The Izhora flows through Gatchinsky and

Tosnensky District Tosnensky District (russian: То́сненский райо́н) is an administrativeOblast Law #32-oz and municipalLaw #116-oz district (raion), one of the seventeen in Leningrad Oblast, Russia. It is located in the central southwestern part of ...

s of Leningrad Oblast as well as through Pushkinsky and

Kolpinsky District Kolpinsky District (russian: Колпинский район) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the 18 in Saint Petersburg, Russia. See also * Administrative divisions of Saint Petersburg Districts of Saint Pet ...

s of the federal city of Saint Petersburg. The settlement of

Ust-Izhora Ust-Izhora (russian: Усть-Ижо́ра) is a municipal settlement in Kolpinsky District of the federal city of St. Petersburg, Russia, situated at the confluence of the Izhora and Neva Rivers, and is roughly equidistant to St. Pe ...

(lit. "mouth of Izhora") is situated at the confluence of Izhora and Neva, halfway between Saint Petersburg and Shlisselburg. The towns of

Kommunar Kommunar or Komunar may refer to: * Kommunar (inhabited locality), several inhabited localities in Russia * Komunar Raion, a district of Zaporizhia, Ukraine *Kommunar (tractor), a tractor formerly produced in the Soviet Union by Malyshev Factory *'' ...

and

Kolpino Kolpino (russian: Ко́лпино; fi, Kolpina, ') is a municipal city in Kolpinsky District of the federal city of St. Petersburg, Russia, located on the Izhora River (tributary of the Neva) southeast of St. Petersburg pro ...

are located on the Izhora as well. The river is noted as the farthest Swedish forces ever reached between the

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and the Time of Troubles. The calculated length of the Izhora is , and the area of its drainage basin is . The river draws its water mainly from natural groundwater springs, snow melt, and rain water. The river has a sustainable underground water supply in both summer and winter, never drying up or freezing through. The source of the Izhora is located on the

Izhora Plateau The Izhora Plateau (russian: Ижорская возвышенность) is an elevated landform on Ordovician limestone bedrock in the southwestern part of Leningrad Oblast, between the Gulf of Finland in the north and the Luga River in the south. ...

at the village of Skvoritsy, northwest of the town of Gatchina. The Izhora flows to the east, passes at the northern outskirts of Gatchina, and east of Kommunar enters Tosnensky District. There, for a short stretch it makes the border between Saint Petersburg (north) and Leningrad Oblast (south), returns to the oblast and gradually turns north. In Kolpino, the Izhora enters the federal city of Saint Petersburg. There, it flow north and joins the Neva in the settlement of

. The drainage basin of the Izhora includes the northern parts of Gatchinsky and Tosnensky Districts, as well as some areas within Saint Petersburg.

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{{Rivers and channels of Saint Petersburg Ingria Rivers of Leningrad Oblast Rivers of Saint Petersburg