| Olonka | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Utozero |
| Mouth | Lake Ladoga |
• coordinates | 61°03′22″N 32°35′42″E / 61.0562°N 32.5949°E |
| Length | 87 km (54 mi) |
| Basin size | 2,620 km2 (1,010 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Lake Ladoga→ Neva→ Gulf of Finland |
The Olonka ( Russian: Олонка, Karelian: Anuksenjogi) is a river in the Republic of Karelia, Russia. It gave the name to the town of Olonets by the river and eventually to the surrounding territory ( Olonets Governorate, Olonets Krai, now Olonetsky District). It flows out of the lake Utozero and discharges into Lake Ladoga. It is 87 kilometres (54 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 2,620 square kilometres (1,010 sq mi). [1]
The 1906 Russian Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary writes that Olonka flows from Lake Topornoye, through lakes Vagvozero, Utozero and Torosozero, and eventually to Lake Ladoga. [2] The section between Topornoye and Utozero is now referred to as Topornaya (Топорная). [3] [4] The highest point of this drainage chain is Kaskozero, which overspills into Lake Pyyre Järvi ( Pyureyarvi, Пюреярви), which is connected by a shallow creek to Topornoye. [5]
Most important tributaries are Megrega (by Olonets) and Tuksa rivers. [1] [2]
References
- ^ a b "Река Олонка in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
- ^ a b . Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary (in Russian). 1906.
- ^ "Река Топорная (Блуассей) in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
- ^ "Tourist Water Encyclopedia. Republic of Karelia. Rivers of Eastern Peri-Ladoga" Archived 2001-08-23 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
- ^ "Rivers of the Shuya River Basin" (in Russian)
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