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{{Infobox river
| name                = Izhora
| name_native         = {{Native name|ru|Ижора}}
| name_other          = Inger, Inkere
| image               = 6593.1. Izhora River in Kommunar.jpg
| image_caption       = The Izhora River in [[Kommunar, Gatchinsky District, Leningrad Oblast|Kommunar]]
| subdivision_type1   = Country
| subdivision_name1   = [[Russia]]
| subdivision_type2   = Regions
| subdivision_name2   = [[Leningrad Oblast]], [[Saint Petersburg]]
| subdivision_type3   = Cities
| subdivision_name3   = [[Kommunar, Gatchinsky District, Leningrad Oblast|Kommunar]], [[Kolpino]], [[Ust-Izhora]]
| length_km = 76
| length_ref = <ref name="register"/>
| basin_size_km2 = 1000
| basin_size_ref = <ref name="register"/>
| source1             = 
| source1_location    = {{ill|Skvoritsy|ru|Скворицы}}, [[Leningrad Oblast]]
| source1_coordinates = {{coord|59|39|11|N|26|56|59|E|display=inline}}
| source1_elevation   = {{convert|93|m|abbr=on}}
| mouth               = [[Neva]]
| mouth_location      = [[Ust-Izhora]], [[Saint Petersburg]]
| mouth_coordinates   = {{Coord|59.803|N|30.603|E|display=it}}
| mouth_elevation     = {{convert|3|m|abbr=on}}
| progression         = {{RNeva}}
| width_min           = {{convert|2.36|m|ft|abbr=on}}<ref name="tsvetkova">{{cite web |last1=Tsvetkova |first1=Olga |last2=Kalinina |first2=Olga |last3=Antipova |first3=Olga |last4=Levykh |first4=Elena |last5=Veselova |first5=Natalya |year=1998 |title=Kompleksnoye ekologicheskoye issledovaniye reki Izhory|script-title=ru:Комплексное экологическое исследование реки Ижоры|trans-title=Comprehensive ecological study of the Izhora River|url=http://www.eco.nw.ru/lib/data/07/7/160707.htm|language=Russian|location=}}</ref>
| width_avg           = {{convert|32|m|ft|abbr=on}}<ref name="tsvetkova" />
| width_max           = {{convert|60|m|ft|abbr=on}}
| depth_min           = {{convert|0.66|m|ft|abbr=on}}<ref name="tsvetkova" />
| depth_avg           = {{convert|2.5|m|ft|abbr=on}}<ref name="tsvetkova" />
| depth_max           = {{convert|4|m|ft|abbr=on}}
| discharge1_avg      = {{convert|11.37|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}}<ref name="tsvetkova" />
}}
The '''Izhora''' ({{Langx|ru|Ижора}}, {{Langx|fi|Inkereenjoki}}), also known as the '''Inger''', is a left [[tributary]] of the [[Neva]] on its run through [[Ingria]] in northwestern [[Russia]] from [[Lake Ladoga]] to the [[Gulf of Finland]]. The Izhora flows through [[Gatchinsky District|Gatchinsky]] and [[Tosnensky District]]s of [[Leningrad Oblast]] as well as through [[Pushkinsky District, Saint Petersburg|Pushkinsky]] and [[Kolpinsky District]]s of the federal city of [[Saint Petersburg]].<ref name="register">{{cite web|url=http://textual.ru/gvr/index.php?card=153268|script-title=ru:Река Ижора|publisher=State Water Register of Russia|language=ru|access-date=7 February 2013}}</ref> The settlement of [[Ust-Izhora]] (lit. "mouth of Izhora") is situated at the confluence of Izhora and Neva, halfway between Saint Petersburg and [[Shlisselburg]]. The towns of [[Kommunar, Gatchinsky District, Leningrad Oblast|Kommunar]] and [[Kolpino, Saint Petersburg|Kolpino]] are located on the Izhora as well. The river is noted as the farthest [[Lands of Sweden|Swedish]] forces ever reached between the [[Viking Age]] and the [[Time of Troubles]].

The length of the Izhora is {{convert|76|km|mi}}, and the area of its [[drainage basin]] is {{convert|1000|km2|mi2}}. The river draws its water mainly from natural groundwater springs, snow melt, and rain water. The river has a sustainable underground water supply in both summer and winter, never drying up or freezing through.

The source of the Izhora is located on the [[Izhora Plateau]] at the village of {{ill|Skvoritsy|ru|Скворицы}}, northwest of the town of [[Gatchina]]. The Izhora flows to the east, passes at the northern outskirts of Gatchina, and east of Kommunar enters Tosnensky District. There, for a short stretch it makes the border between Saint Petersburg (north) and Leningrad Oblast (south), returns to the oblast and gradually turns north. In Kolpino, the Izhora enters the federal city of Saint Petersburg. There, it flow north and joins the Neva in the settlement of [[Ust-Izhora]].

The drainage basin of the Izhora includes the northern parts of Gatchinsky and Tosnensky Districts, as well as some areas within Saint Petersburg.

==References==
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{{Rivers and channels of Saint Petersburg}}
{{Rivers of Russia}}

[[Category:Ingria]]
[[Category:Rivers of Leningrad Oblast]]
[[Category:Rivers of Saint Petersburg]]