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Having crossed the wooden bridge to the chapel, the traveler can take a breath and recharge his energy, being near one of the "staples" of the Russian people and state. Wooden gates with the inscription "Source of the Volga" mark the last stage of the route. In the village there are platforms for cars and tourist buses, a small market where you can buy souvenirs and have a snack. And about an hour later, the asphalt coating ends and the dirt road begins. Beyond Lake Seliger, the road needs to be repaired, so you will have to forget about a comfortable path for a while. Near the temple there is still a huge boulder, laid on Jon a memorable day for the Russian mentality.įrom the town of Ostashkov to the destination is just over 65 kilometers. Here you can jump over the Volga or just step over it.Īlso, the source is marked in granite - the inscription on the black plate informs that the beginning of the great Russian river is located here. It serves for walking through several, merged into one, streams, a little more than half a meter wide. A typical Soviet-era engineering structure is three meters long. A prayer service is held here every year.Ī little further downstream is the first bridge. In 1999, the stream under the chapel was consecrated by the Patriarch of All Russia. A chapel was erected at this place, inside there is a hole directly above the source. Having moved from the slopes of the harsh Urals to the Tver village, the source of the Volga River is now in a small swamp. Attractions and tourist routeįor a long time the river, which is a symbol of Russia, originates on the Valdai Upland. For a long time, the Volga has undergone repeated and complex changes before taking its usual position on the geographical map. The mouth, presumably, was located near the Absheron Peninsula, serving as a place of accumulation of organic materials for Baku hydrocarbons.ĭuring the glaciations, there were serious changes in the landscape, the melting of glaciers produced huge flows of water, which formed the modern valley of the Great Russian River. On average, the Volga was located 100–160 km east of its current position. Belaya and Kama, at Chistopol turned south, towards the Zhiguli. Presumably, it flowed where the river is now located. There are almost no traces of that ancient Volga.
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Once upon a time, its beginning was on the western slope of the Ural Mountains. The largest was the Volga, which captured all the small rivers. The warm Paleogene sea moved south, leaving many lakes and rivers. Volga, the oldest river of the Central Russian Plain appeared more than 20 million years ago. At the Upper Volga Beishlot, the water flow is m # 179 / s (for comparison, at Volgograd 8,050 m # 179 / s). In the Tver region, before the construction of the Volga hydroelectric power station, the river overflowed its banks, rising almost 11 meters. In winter, the river is covered with ice, which disappears only in March. The source of the river, like most of the Upper Volga, is located in the forest zone. The protected forests in the area of the reserve are a natural monument, and the source itself belongs to the objects of recreational use. It is under the protection of the state: on the territory of more than 4 thousand hectares there is a state reserve. The place where the Volga begins is national treasure of Russia. The Upper Volga Beyshlot (a hydraulic structure for launching water) was built specifically to maintain the water level at a minimum level for navigation. Only after connecting with the Selizharovka flowing from Seliger, it becomes wider and its channel deepens. In the upper reaches of the Volga - not a deep river. The source, from where the movement of water begins, is located at an altitude of 229 m above sea level. Along its entire length, it is no more than 250 m. After several kilometers of travel, the river flows into a chain of lakes:īehind the Sterzh is the first active dam, which regulates the flow of water in the upper reaches. Geographically, the source is located in the Ostashkovsky district of the Tver region.
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This is the place Where does the Volga river originate from?. This is a small community with several houses. In the depths of Russia there is a village called Volgoverkhovye.
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But few people know where the source of the Volga River is located, its very beginning. The panorama of the Volga hydroelectric power station, one of the largest hydroelectric power plants, fascinates with a combination of natural and man-made, industrial scope. The delta is famous - hundreds of islands separated by narrow channels. Everyone knows its expanse, when one cannot see the other from one shore. Power and strength are associated with the Volga. The great Russian river carries its waters to the sea through three and a half thousand kilometers.