The Sorot () is a river in
Novorzhevsky,
Bezhanitsky, and
Pushkinogorsky Districts of
Pskov Oblast
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in
Russia
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. It is a right
tributary
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of the
Velikaya. It is long, and the area of its basin . The main tributary of the Sorot is the
Lsta (left).
The source of the Sorot is
Lake Mikhalkinskoye in the eastern part of Novorzhevsky District. The river flows to the east, reaches the boundary between Novorzhevsky and Bezhanitsky Districts and turns north such that a stretch of it forms the boundary. Further north, it turns west, accepts the Lsta from the left, crosses Novorzhevsky and Pushkinogorsky Districts, and joins the Velikaya downstream of the village of
Selikhnovo Selikhnovo () is the name of several rural localities (villages) in Pskov Oblast, Russia:
* Selikhnovo, Pskovsky District, Pskov Oblast, a village
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. In the lower course, the Sorot flows through the
Mikhaylovskoye Museum Reserve. The town of
Novorzhev is located on the banks of the Sorot.
The Sorot flows through a number of lakes, the biggest of which are
Lake Beloguli and
Lake Posadnikovskoye.
The
drainage basin
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of the Sorot is large and includes Novorzhevsky District, the northeastern part of Pushkinogorsky District, the western part of Bezhanitsky District, as well as minor areas in
Dedovichsky and
Porkhovsky Districts.
References
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Rivers of Pskov Oblast