The Chagodoshcha (russian: Чагодоща, also known as Chagoda, russian: Чагода) is a river in
Boksitogorsky District of
Leningrad Oblast
Leningrad Oblast ( rus, Ленинградская область, Leningradskaya oblast’, lʲɪnʲɪnˈgratskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ, , ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). It was established on 1 August 1927, although it was not until 1 ...
and in
Chagodoshchensky,
Babayevsky, and
Ustyuzhensky Districts of
Vologda Oblast in
Russia
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. It is a left
tributary
A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drai ...
of the
Mologa
Mologa (russian: Моло́га) was a town in Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, formerly situated at the confluence of the rivers Mologa and Volga, but now submerged under the waters of the Rybinsk Reservoir.
Mologa existed at least since the 12th cen ...
. It is long, and the area of its basin . The principal tributaries are the
Lid (left), the
Pes (right), and the
Vnina (left).
The source of Chagodoshcha lies in the southeast of Leningrad Oblast, south of the town of
Pikalyovo. The river flows in the general direction southeast and enters Vologda Oblast, where it accepts the
Goryun from the left. In Vologda Oblast, the Chagodoshcha turns east and accepts the Lid from the left, and, right upstream from the settlement of
Chagoda
Chagoda (russian: Ча́года) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Chagodoshchensky District of Vologda Oblast, Russia, situated on the river Chagodoshcha (Volga's basin) from Vologda. Municipal ...
, the Pes from the right. The urban-type settlement of Chagoda is located on both banks of the Chagodoshcha. The river crosses Chagodoshchensky District from the west to the east, and subsequently runs at the border between Babayevsky (north) and Ustyuzhensky (south) Districts, turns northeast and enters Babayevsky District where it accepts the Vnina from the left. It then turns southeast and enters Ustyuzhensky District. The mouth of the Chagodoshcha is in the settlement of
Imeni Zhelyabova.
The river basin of the Chagodoshcha comprises the eastern part of Boksitogorsky District of Leningrad Oblast, the northeastern part of
Khvoyninsky District of
Novgorod Oblast
Novgorod Oblast (russian: Новгоро́дская о́бласть, ''Novgorodskaya oblast'') is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Veliky Novgorod. Some of the oldest Russian cities, includin ...
, as well as the whole area of Chagodoshchensky District, the south of Babayevsky District, and minor areas in Ustyuzhensky District, all of Vologda Oblast.
Both Chagodoshchensky District and its center, the urban-type settlement of Chagoda, are named after the river.
A big portion of the lower course of the Chagodoshcha, downstream of the mouth of the Goryun River, belongs to
Tikhvinskaya water system
The Tihvinskaya water system was one of the waterways connecting the Volga River with the Baltic Sea, and specifically the Mologa River with Syas River. In terms of the current administrative division of Russia, the waterway belongs to Vologda and ...
, one of the waterways constructed in the early 19th century to connect the river basins of the
Volga
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and 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 , ...
. Currently, it is not used for any commercial navigation.
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Rivers of Vologda Oblast
Rivers of Leningrad Oblast