Vishera (Novgorod Oblast)

For other uses, see Vishera River (disambiguation).

The Vishera (Russian: Вишера) is a river in Malovishersky and Novgorodsky Districts, Novgorod Oblast, Russia, a right tributary of the Maly Volkhovets, an eastern armlet of the Volkhov. It is 64 kilometres (40 mi) long, and drains a basin of 1,100 square kilometres (420 sq mi).^[1]

Vishera Russian: Вишера
The Vishera in the village of Savino
Location
Country	Russia
Physical characteristics
Mouth	Maly Volkhovets
• coordinates	58°33′44″N 31°24′14″E
Length	64 km (40 mi)
Basin size	1,100 km2 (420 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression	Maly Volkhovets→ Volkhov→ Lake Ladoga→ Neva→ Gulf of Finland

The Volkhov River drainage vasin. The Vishera is shown on the map.

The Vishera river originates from the confluence of the Malaya Vishera (left) and the Bolshaya Vishera (right) several kilometers southwest of the town of Malaya Vishera, close to the border of Malovishersky and Novgorodsky Districts. From the confluence, the Vishera flows southwest and enters Novgorodsky District. Its mouth is located approximately 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) east of the city of Veliky Novgorod.