Lovat River

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For a river in England, see River Lovat.
Lovat River
Origin Lovatets Lake
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)

Lovat River (Belarusian: Ловаць, IPA['ɫovatsʲ]; Russian: река́ Ло́вать) is a river in Belarus and Russia. It flows out of the Lovatets Lake in northwestern Belarus, and follows north through Pskov Oblast and Novgorod Oblast of Russia into the Lake Ilmen. Its main tributaries are Kunya, Polist, Redya, and Robya rivers.

The major cities located along Lovat are Velikiye Luki, Kholm.