Lama River ( ) is a river in the Moscow
and Tver Oblasts in Russia
, a tributary
of the Shosha River. The length
of the is 139 km. The area of its
basin is 2330 km². The Lama River freezes up
in November and stays under the ice until late March - early April.
Historically, the river was a part of the important
waterway from the
Volga
River to the
Moskva River.
The city
of Volokolamsk
has been standing on the Lama River since the 12th
century.