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Where does the Volga River begin?
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Volga River
The Dnieper, Don, and Volga river basins and their drainage network.
The Volga River begins in the Valdai Hills, which are located northwest of Moscow, Russia. In its upper course through these hills, the river starts as a small stream before flowing through a chain of small lakes and gaining volume from various tributaries.12