The Nerl River (Russian: Нерль) is a river in the Yaroslavl and Tver Oblasts in Russia, a right tributary of the Volga River. The length of the river is 112 km (70 mi). The area of its basin is 3,270 km2 (1,260 sq mi). It originates in the Lake Pleshcheyevo under the name of Veksa-Pleshcheyevskaya and enters the Volga in Sknyatino. Its main tributary is the Kubr River. The Nerl River freezes up in November and stays under the ice until April.
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