{{Infobox river | name =Kapsha | native_name ={{native name|ru|Капша}} | image = | image_size =<!--Optional; defaults to 288 px--> | image_caption = | source1_location =Lake Kapshozero | mouth = Pasha | mouth_location = | mouth_coordinates = {{coord|59|52|00|N|33|41|51|E|source:kolossus-dewiki|display=it}} | progression = Pasha→ {{RSvir}} | subdivision_type1 = Country | subdivision_name1 =Russia | length_km = 115 | length_ref = <ref name="register"/> | source1_elevation = | mouth_elevation = | discharge1_avg = | basin_size_km2 = 1700 | basin_size_ref = <ref name="register" /> }} '''Kapsha''' ({{langx|ru|Капша}}) is a river in Tikhvinsky and Lodeynopolsky Districts in the northeastern part of Leningrad Oblast of Russia, a right tributary of the Pasha (Lake Ladoga basin). The Kapsha is the largest tributary of the Pasha. It is {{convert|115|km|mi}} long, and the area of its basin {{convert|1700|km2|sqmi}}.<ref name="register">{{cite web|url=http://textual.ru/gvr/index.php?card=151514|script-title=ru:Река Капша|publisher=State Water Register of Russia|language=Russian|accessdate=23 November 2012}}</ref>
The source of the Kapsha is in Lake Kapshozero in the northeast of Tikhvinsky District. The river flows west and enters Lodeynopolsky District. At the village of Pirozero it turns south and re-enters Tikhvinsky District. The mouth of the Kapsha is in the village of Ust-Kapsha.
The drainage basin of the Kapsha includes the northeast of Tikhvinsky District, the south of Lodeynopolsky District, as well as tiny areas in the south of Podporozhsky District and in the north of Boksitogorsky District. In particular, a number of mid-size lakes, including Lake Lerinskoye and Lake Muromozero, belong to the catchment area of Lake Kapshozero.
Until the 1990s, the Kapsha was used for log driving. It is a popular destination for kayaking.<ref>{{cite book|last=Плечко|first=Л.А.|title=Водные маршруты Ленинградской области|url=http://www.skitalets.ru/books/lenobl/20.htm|year=1987|location=Leningrad|archive-date=2017-06-13|access-date=2012-11-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170613173329/http://skitalets.ru/books/lenobl/20.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==See also== *List of rivers of Russia *Vepsian Upland
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Category:Rivers of Leningrad Oblast