Sheksna

The Sheksna (Russian: Шексна́) is a river in the Belozersky, Kirillovsky, Sheksninsky, and Cherepovetsky districts of Vologda Oblast in Russia. It is a left tributary of the Volga. It is 139 kilometres (86 mi) long, and the area of its basin 19,000 square kilometres (7,300 sq mi). The principal tributaries of the Sheksna are the Sizma (left) and the Kovzha (right). According to Max Vasmer's Etymological Dictionary, the origin of the river's name is unclear, but it may originate from a Finnic lan...