The Valdayka () is a river in
Valdaysky District
Valdaysky District () is an administrativeLaw #559-OZ and municipalLaw #371-OZ district (raion), one of the twenty-one in Novgorod Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southeast of the oblast and borders with Okulovsky District in the north, Bolog ...
of
Novgorod Oblast
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and in
Bologovsky District
Bologovsky District () is an administrative and municipalLaw #4-ZO district (raion), one of the administrative divisions of Tver Oblast, thirty-six in Tver Oblast, Russia. It is located in the north of the oblast and borders with Borovichsky Distr ...
of
Tver Oblast
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Tver Oblast is a region of lakes, such as Seliger and Brosno. Much o ...
in
Russia
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. It is a
tributary
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of
Lake Piros and belongs to the basin of the river
Msta
The Msta () is a river in Tver and Novgorod Oblasts of northwestern Russia, a tributary of Lake Ilmen. It is long, and the area of its basin . The principal tributaries of the Msta are the Berezayka (left), the Uver (right), the Peretna (left ...
. It is long, and the area of its basin .
The Valdayka flows over the
Valdai Hills
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and is a part of the waterway from
Lake Valdayskoye
Lake Valdayskoye, or Lake Valdai () is a freshwater lake located in the center of Valdaysky District of Novgorod Oblast in Russia in the middle of the Valdai Hills. One of the largest lakes in Novgorod Oblast, it has a surface area (without isla ...
to
Lake Ilmen
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. The source of the Valdayka is in
Lake Uzhin within the
Valdaysky National Park
Valdaysky National Park () is a national park in the north of Russia, located in Valdaysky District, Valdaysky, Okulovsky District, Okulovsky, and Demyansky Districts of Novgorod Oblast. It was established May 17, 1990. Since 2004, the nation ...
, close to the town of
Valday. The river flows north-east to Lake Piros. It runs through a number of lakes long and wide, in particular,
Lake Zakidovskoye and
Lake Plotichno. The
Moscow – Saint Petersburg Railway
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crosses the Valdayka close to the village of
Lykoshino. Since the
Berezayka flows through the Lake Piros, the Valdayka is considered its tributary.
As many rivers in the Valdai Hills, it is a popular rafting route.
References
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Rivers of Novgorod Oblast
Rivers of Tver Oblast