Sestra River (Leningrad Oblast)

For other uses, see Sestra River (disambiguation).

Sestra Сестра Rajajoki
The railway bridge over the Sestra in Beloostrov
Basin
River mouth	Gulf of Finland
Size	399 km² (154 sq mi)^[1]
Country	Russia
Physiognomy
Length	74 km (46 mi)^[1]

Sestra river/Rajajoki in the 1920s. To the left is Finland, to the right is Russia. In the background the railway line Helsinki-Viipuri-St Petersburg.

A closer look at the border railway bridge

The Sestra (Russian: Сестра; Finnish: Rajajoki or Siestarjoki; Swedish: Systerbäck) is a river in Vsevolozhsky and Vyborgsky Districts of Leningrad Oblast and Kurortny District of Saint Petersburg, Russia. The length of the Sestra is 74 kilometres (46 mi), and the area of its basin is 399 square kilometres (154 sq mi).^[1]

The Sestra River flows over the Karelian Isthmus. The source of the river is in swamps west of the settlement of Vaskelovo, and the Sestra flows in the general direction south, having its mouth in the town of Sestroretsk. It used to fall into the Gulf of Finland until the early 18th century. After the construction of a dam for the needs of the munitions factory in Sestroretsk, a part of the river was turned into a reservoir called Sestroretsky Razliv (Sestroretsk Overflow), 2 metres (7 ft) deep with an area of 10.6 square kilometres (4.1 sq mi). Since then, the Sestra River has been flowing into this reservoir. The Sestroretsk Overflow is separated from the Gulf of Finland with a ridge of artificial sand dunes. Excess water is dumped into the Gulf of Finland through a canal, which is 4.8 kilometres (3.0 mi) long.

The Sestra River served as a natural border between Russia and Sweden (1323–1617) and between Russia and Finland (1812–1940). It currently serves as a border between Vsevolozhsky (east, formerly Soviet Union) and Vyborgsky (west, formerly Finland) districts of Leningrad Oblast.

References

Media related to Sestra River at Wikimedia Commons

1 2 3 Река Сестра (Рая-Йоки) (in Russian). State Water Register of Russia. Retrieved 4 June 2013.

Placename toponym Sestra

Sestra River in Leningrad Oblast	Sestroretsk city Sestroretsk kurort Sestroretsk railway station Sestroretsk railway station (closed)

Rivers and canals of Saint Petersburg

Admiralteysky Canal Admiralteysky Rov Bezymyanny ruchey Bobilka Bumazhny Canal Chyornaya, Lakhta Chyornaya, Serovo Chyornaya, Sestroretsk Chyornaya Rechka Dachnaya Dudergofka Dudergofsky Canal Yekateringofka Yemelyanovka Fontanka Frantsuzsky Kovsh Galernaya Gavan Gorely Ruchey Glukharka River Griboyedov Canal Ivanovka Izhora Bolshaya Izhorka Yuntolovka Kamenka Karpovka Kovsh Novoy Gollandii Krasnenkaya Kanal kreposti Sankt-Peterburg † Krestovka Kronverksky Canal Kronverksky Strait Kryukov Canal Lapka Lebyazhya kanavka Ligovsky Canal Ligovsky Pond Lubya Matisov Canal Moyka Monastyrka Morskoy Canal Murzinka Murinsky ruchey Neva Bolshaya Neva Malaya Neva Bolshaya Nevka Srednyaya Nevka Malaya Nevka Nagorny Canal Novaya Novo-Admiralteysky Canal Obvodny Canal Okkervil Okhta Pryazhka Salnobuyansky Canal Seldyanoy Canal † Sestra Shkipersky Canal Slavyanka Smolenka Spartak Starozhilovka Tarakanovka Utka Vvedensky Canal † Volkovka River Volkovsky Canal Voskresensky Canal Zhdanovka Winter Canal

Coordinates: 60°21′33″N 30°04′24″E / 60.35917°N 30.07333°E / 60.35917; 30.07333

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