| Tikhvinskaya water system | |
|---|---|
 The waterway's lock at Tikhvin | |
| Specifications | |
| Status | abandonned |
| Navigation authority | State Water Register, 01040300322302000008594[1] |
| History | |
| Date completed | 1802 |
| Geography | |
| Start point | Rybinsk Reservoir |
| End point | Lake Ladoga |
| Beginning coordinates | 58°28′11″N 37°39′42″E / 58.46972°N 37.66167°E |
| Ending coordinates | 60°09′20″N 32°29′31″E / 60.15556°N 32.49194°E |
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The Tihvinskaya water system (Russian: Тихвинская водная система) was one of the waterways connecting the Volga River with the Baltic Sea,[2] and specifically the Mologa River with Syas River. In terms of the current administrative division of Russia, the waterway belongs to Vologda and Leningrad Oblasts.
It was first conceived by Peter the Great, but construction started only in 1802. The Tihvinskaya water system was built for the passage of middle-sized ships. This Tikhvin system functioned until the middle of the 20th century, when shipping along the Svir River and the construction of railways had increased competition which led to its closure.
- ^ Ресурсы поверхностных вод СССР: Гидрологическая изученность. Т. 2. Карелия и Северо-Запад / под ред. Е. Н. Таранкановой. – Л.: Гидрометеоиздат, 1965. – 700 с.
- ^ Хрусталев, М. Ю. (1999). По Тихвинской водной системе. Из истории водных коммуникаций и судоходства. Чагода: Историко-краеведческий альманах (in Russian). Vologda: Ардвисура. Retrieved 17 November 2012.