The Velikaya () is a river in Novosokolnichesky, Pustoshkinsky, Sebezhsky, Opochetsky, Pushkinogorsky, Ostrovsky, Palkinsky, and Pskovsky Districts of

Pskov Oblast Pskov Oblast (russian: Пско́вская о́бласть, ') is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast), located in the west of the country. Its administrative center is the city of Pskov. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 673, ...

, as well as in the city of

Pskov Pskov ( rus, Псков, a=pskov-ru.ogg, p=pskof; see also names in other languages) is a city in northwestern Russia and the administrative center of Pskov Oblast, located about east of the Estonian border, on the Velikaya River. Population ...

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. It is a major

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of Lake Peipus and belongs to the drainage basin of the

Narva Narva, russian: Нарва is a municipality and city in Estonia. It is located in Ida-Viru county, at the eastern extreme point of Estonia, on the west bank of the Narva river which forms the Estonia–Russia international border. With 5 ...

. It is long, and the area of its basin . The name of the river literally means "Grand" or "Great" in Russian. The towns of

Opochka Opochka (russian: Опо́чка) is a town and the administrative center of Opochetsky District in Pskov Oblast, Russia, located on the Velikaya River, south of Pskov, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: ; 9,902 (2019 estimat ...

, Ostrov and Pskov are located on the banks of the Velikaya. The principal tributaries of the Velikaya are the

Alolya The Alolya (russian: Алоля, the Alol, russian: Алоль) is a river in Opochetsky, Novorzhevsky, Bezhanitsky, and Pustoshkinsky Districts of Pskov Oblast in Russia. It is a right tributary of the Velikaya The Velikaya () is a river in ...

(right), the Issa (left), the

Sorot The Sorot (russian: Сороть) is a river in Novorzhevsky, Bezhanitsky, and Pushkinogorsky Districts of Pskov Oblast in Russia. It is a right tributary of the Velikaya. It is long, and the area of its basin . The main tributary of the Sorot i ...

(right), the

Sinyaya lv, Zilupe be, Сінюха , image =Zilupe pie Zilupes pilsētas.jpg , image_size = , image_caption = Zilupe (Sinyaya) near Zilupe, Latvia , source1_location =Lake Osveya , mouth = Velikaya , m ...

(left), the

Utroya The Utroya (russian: Утроя, in Latvian the Rītupe) is a river of Latvia and Pytalovsky and Ostrovsky Districts of Pskov Oblast of Russia, a left tributary of the Velikaya. It is long, and the area of its basin . Its average discharge at 11 ...

(left), the

Kukhva The Kukhva ( lv, Kūkova, russian: Кухва) is a river in Kārsava, Baltinava, and Viļaka municipalities of Latvia and in Pytalovsky and Ostrovsky Districts of Pskov Oblast in Russia. It is a left tributary of the Velikaya The Velikaya ...

(left), the

Cheryokha The Cheryokha () is a river in Ostrovsky, Porkhovsky, and Pskovsky Districts, and in the city of Pskov of Pskov Oblast in Russia. It is a right tributary of the Velikaya and belongs to the basin of the Narva. It is long, and the area of its basi ...

(right), and the

Pskova The Pskova () is a river in Strugo-Krasnensky and Pskovsky Districts of Pskov Oblast, as well as in the city of Pskov in Russia. It is a right tributary of the Velikaya and belongs to the basin of the Narva. It is long, and the area of its basi ...

(right). The source of the Velikaya is located in the

Bezhanitsy Hills Bezhanitsy (russian: Бежаницы) is an urban locality (a work settlement) and the administrative center of Bezhanitsky District of Pskov Oblast, Russia. It is one of the two urban-type settlements in the district. Population: History B ...

in the northwest of

Novosokolnichesky District Novosokolnichesky District (russian: Новосо́кольнический райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #833-oz and municipalLaw #420-oz district (raion), one of the twenty-four in Pskov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the south of the ...

. The river flows south through a system of lakes to

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, where it turns west. It accepts the Alolya from the right and gradually turns north, passing through the town of Opochka. Northwest of the urban-type settlement of

Pushkinskiye Gory Pushkinskiye Gory (russian: Пушкинские Горы) is an urban locality (a work settlement) and the administrative center of Pushkinogorsky District of Pskov Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Pushkinogorye Urban Settleme ...

it turns west, accepts the Sinyaya from the left and turns north. In the city of Pskov the Velikaya accepts the Pskova from the right and turns northwest, forming a

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as it enters Lake Peipus. The

drainage basin A drainage basin is an area of land where all flowing surface water converges to a single point, such as a river mouth, or flows into another body of water, such as a lake or ocean. A basin is separated from adjacent basins by a perimeter, ...

of the Velikaya comprises vast areas in the west and southwest of Pskov Oblast, as well as in the east of

Latvia Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of ...

and in the north of the Vitebsk Region of Belarus. The river has a significant historic importance. Pskov was founded in 903, and the Velikaya provided it with access to the sea, via Lake Peipus and the Narva River. The Velikaya is navigable in its lower course of length .

Gallery

File:Великая_от_Писковичей.jpg, The Velikaya in Piskovichi, Pskovsky district File:Покровская_башня_и_река_Великая.jpg, The Velikaya in the city of Pskov, near Pskov Krom File:Velikaya_in_Selikhnovo.jpg, The Velikaya in Selikhnovo, Pushkinogorsky district

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* *{{GVR, 149875 Rivers of Pskov Oblast