Chagodoshcha River

Chagodoshcha Russian: Чагодоща
A demolished bridge in the settlement of Chagoda
Country	Russia
Basin features
River mouth	Mologa 102 m (335 ft)
Basin size	9,680 km2 (3,740 sq mi)
Physical characteristics
Length	242 km (150 mi)
Discharge	Average rate: 58 m3/s (2,000 cu ft/s)

Coordinates: 58°57′36″N 36°35′21″E / 58.96000°N 36.58917°E / 58.96000; 36.58917

The Chagodoshcha (Russian: Чагодоща, also known as Chagoda, Russian: Чагода) is a river in Boksitogorsky District of Leningrad Oblast and in Chagodoshchensky, Babayevsky, and Ustyuzhensky Districts of Vologda Oblast in Russia. It is a left tributary of the Mologa River. It is 242 kilometres (150 mi) long, and the area of its basin 9,680 square kilometres (3,740 sq mi). The principal tributaries are the Lid (left), the Pes (right), and the Vnina (left).

The source of Chagodoshcha lies in the southeast of Leningrad Oblast, south of the town of Pikalyovo. The river flows in the general direction southeast and enters Vologda Oblast, where it accepts the Goryun from the left. In Vologda Oblast, the Chagodoshcha turns east and accepts the Lid from the left, and, right upstream from the settlement of Chagoda, the Pes from the right. The urban-type settlement of Chagoda is located on both banks of the Chagodoshcha. The river crosses Chagodoshchensky District from the west to the east, and subsequently runs at the border between Babayevsky (north) and Ustyuzhensky (south) Districts, turns northeast and enters Babayevsky District where it accepts the Vnina from the left. It then turns southeast and enters Ustyuzhensky District. The mouth of the Chagodoshcha is in the settlement of Imeni Zhelyabova.