Lake Syamozero (, ,
Karelian: ''Seämärvi'') is a large freshwater
lake
A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much large ...
in the
Republic of Karelia, northwestern part of
Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eig ...
. It is located west of
Petrozavodsk
Petrozavodsk (russian: Петрозаводск, p=pʲɪtrəzɐˈvotsk; Karelian, Vepsian and fi, Petroskoi) is the capital city of the Republic of Karelia, Russia, which stretches along the western shore of Lake Onega for some . The population ...
, the capital of the Republic, and has an area of 265–270 km². Maximum depth is about 24 m. There are a few islands on the lake. Syamozero is used for
fishery,
water transport and
timber rafting
Timber rafting is a method of transporting felled tree trunks by tying them together to make rafts, which are then drifted or pulled downriver, or across a lake or other body of water. It is arguably, after log driving, the second cheapest mean ...
. The lake is part of the basin of the
Shuya River, which flows into
Lake Onega
Lake Onega (; also known as Onego, rus, Оне́жское о́зеро, r=Onezhskoe ozero, p=ɐˈnʲɛʂskəɪ ˈozʲɪrə; fi, Ääninen, Äänisjärvi; vep, Änine, Änižjärv) is a lake in northwestern Russia, on the territory of the Repu ...
.
2016 Boat Disaster
On June 18, 2016, 14 children died when a storm caught a tour group on the lake. Four people have been arrested on suspicion of safety violations as there had been repeated warnings days prior of an impending storm and advising against boating on the lake.
Russia Lake Syamozero: Children die after storm catches boating group
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See also
*List of lakes of Russia
List of lakes in Russia in alphabetical order:
* Arakhley (Арахле́й)
*Baikal (Байкал)
* Baunt (Баунт)
* Beloye, Ryazan Oblast (Белое)
* Beloye, Vologda Oblast (Белое)
*Bokon (Бокон)
* Bolshoye Morskoye (Боль ...
References
LSyamozero
Lakes of the Republic of Karelia
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