The Volkhov flows out of Lake Ilmen north into Lake Ladoga, the largest lake of Europe.
The main tributaries are of the Volkhov are the Vishera (right), joins the Maly Volkhovets armlet; the Kerest (left); the Oskuya (right); the Pchyozhva (right); the Tigoda (left); the Chyornaya (right); the Vloya (left); the Olomna (left).