Lovat River

For the river in England, see River Lovat.

Lovat River
Lovat in Velikiye Luki
Origin	Lake Lovatets
Mouth	Lake Ilmen
Basin countries	Belarus, Russia
Length	530 km (329 mi)
Source elevation
Avg. discharge	105 m³/s (3,709 ft³/s)
Basin area	21,900 km² (8,456 mi²)

The Lovat (Belarusian: Ловаць, pronounced [ˈɫovatsʲ]; Russian: река́ Ло́вать) is a river in Vitebsk Oblast of Belarus, Nevelsky, Velikoluksky, and Loknyansky Districts, as well as of the city of Velikiye Luki, of Pskov Oblast and Kholmsky, Poddorsky, Starorussky, and Parfinsky Districts of Novgorod Oblast in Russia. The source of the Lovat is Lake Lovatets in northwestern Belarus, and the Lovat is a tributary of Lake Ilmen. Its main tributaries are the Loknya (left), the Kunya (right), the Polist (left), the Redya (left), and the Robya (right) Rivers. The towns of Velikiye Luki and Kholm, as well as the urban-type settlement of Parfino, are located on the banks of the Lovat.

External links

Media related to Lovat River at Wikimedia Commons

• "Река Ловать" (in Russian). State Water Register of Russia. http://textual.ru/gvr/index.php?card=152176. Retrieved 23 February 2012.