Ilmen (formerly Moysk), a lake in the Russian government of Novgorod, with an area of 354 sq. m., and a depth varying from 7 to 30 feet. The rivers Shelon, Lovat, Msta, and several others flow into the lake, which discharges its waters through the river Volkhof into Lake Ladoga. The lake abounds in fish.
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Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 6: Humber to Malta, p. 84
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