Zhizdra

Water type: River
Basin: Oka -> Volga -> Caspian Sea -> Planet Earth
Continent: Europe
Climate: Continental
Country: Russia

The Zhizdra (Russian: Жиздра) is a river in Kaluga Oblast in Russia, a left tributary of the Oka. The length of the river is 223 kilometres. The area of its basin is 9,170 square kilometres. The Zhizdra freezes up in late November and stays icebound until early April. Its main tributaries are the Resseta, Vytebet, and Seryona. The towns of Kozelsk and Zhizdra are located on the shores of the Zhizdra.

The lower course of the Zhizdra is located in Ugra National Park.