Lake Vodlozero

Lake Vodlozero
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Location	Karelia
Coordinates	62°20′N 36°55′E / 62.333°N 36.917°E / 62.333; 36.917Coordinates: 62°20′N 36°55′E / 62.333°N 36.917°E / 62.333; 36.917
Primary inflows	Ileksa
Primary outflows	Vama, Sukhaya Vodla
Basin countries	Russia
Max. length	36 km (22 mi)
Max. width	16 km (9.9 mi)
Surface area	322 km2 (124 sq mi)
Islands	190

Lake Vodlozero (Russian: Водлозеро, Finnish: Vodlajärvi) is a large freshwater lake in the southeastern part of the Republic of Karelia, Russia. It is located at

62°20′N 36°55′E / 62.333°N 36.917°E / 62.333; 36.917 and has an area of 322 km². It is 36 km long and 16 km wide.^[1] There are more than 190 islands on the lake. Vodlozero is used for fishery. It freezes up in early November and stays icebound until early May. The largest tributary of the lake is the river Ileksa. Its outflow is the river Vodla (through its tributaries Sukhaya Vodla and Vama), that flows into Lake Onega.^[1]

See also[]

• Vodlozersky National Park

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