Msta River
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| Origin | Mstino Lake |
| Mouth | Lake Ilmen |
| Basin countries | Russia |
| Length | 445 km (277 mi) |
| Source elevation | 150 m |
| Avg. discharge | 200 m³/s (7,064 ft³/s) |
| Basin area | 23,300 km² (8,996 mi²) |
Msta (Russian: Мста) is a river in Tver Oblast and Novgorod Oblast of Russia. Msta starts from the Mstino Lake in the Valdai Hills north of the town of Vyshny Volochyok and flows into the Lake Ilmen. For a long time Msta has been a part of an important water trade route connecting the Baltic and Black seas. The most important city on Msta is Borovichi.
It is famous for the rapids in a 30 km section between Opechensky Posad and Borovochi, and is a popular rafting route.
The main tributaries of Msta are Berezayka and Uver Rivers.
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