| Mga | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Neva |
• coordinates | 59°48′44″N30°54′7″E / 59.81222°N 30.90194°E /59.81222; 30.90194 |
| Length | 93 km (58 mi)[1] |
| Basin size | 754 km2 (291 sq mi)[1] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Neva→Gulf of Finland |
TheMga (Russian:Мга) is a river inKirovsky andTosnensky Districts ofLeningrad Oblast in northwesternRussia. Mga is a left tributary of theNeva. The urban-type settlements ofMga andPavlovo are located on the river. The length of the Mga is 93 kilometres (58 mi), and the area of its basin is 754 square kilometres (291 mi2). The principal tributaries of the Mga are theBeryozovka (right) and theVoytolovka (left).[1]
The source of the Mga is in the swamps in the southeastern part of Kirovsky District, south of the settlement ofNaziya. The river flows southwest, reaches the border between Kirovsky and Tosnensky Districts, turns northwest, and a stretch of it forms the district border. North of the village ofYerzunovo the Mga leaves the district border and returns to Kirovsky District. The river passes the urban-type settlement of Mga and has its mouth in the eastern part of the urban-type settlement of Pavlovo.
Thedrainage basin of the Mga comprises areas in the southeastern part of Kirovsky District and in the eastern part of Tosnensky District.
