Kerzhenets

Kerzhenets
The Kerzhenets near "Ozero" railway station
Location
CountryRussia
Physical characteristics
MouthVolga
 • coordinates
56°05′25″N 44°57′51″E / 56.09028°N 44.96417°E / 56.09028; 44.96417
Length290 km (180 mi)
Basin size6,140 km2 (2,370 sq mi)
Basin features
ProgressionVolga→ Caspian Sea

The Kerzhenets (Russian: Керженец) is a river in the Nizhny Novgorod Oblast in Russia. It is a left tributary of the Volga, joining it near Lyskovo, about 70 km east of Nizhny Novgorod. It is 290 kilometres (180 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 6,140 square kilometres (2,370 sq mi).

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