Lieksanjoki or Lenderka (russian: Лендерка) is a river of Finland and Russia that begins in the
Republic of Karelia
The Republic of Karelia (russian: Респу́блика Каре́лия, Respublika Kareliya; ; krl, Karjalan tašavalta; ; fi, Karjalan tasavalta; vep, Karjalan Tazovaldkund, Ludic: ''Kard’alan tazavald''), also known as just Karelia (rus ...
in Russia. It flows into the Lake
Pielinen
Pielinen ( sv, Pielisjärvi) is the fourth largest lake of Finland, with a drainage basin area of equally distributed between eastern Finland and Russia. The creation of the lake and its outlet is attributed to a post-glacial isostatic rebound, w ...
in
Northern Karelia
North Karelia ( fi, Pohjois-Karjala; sv, Norra Karelen) is a region in eastern Finland. It borders the regions of Kainuu, North Savo, South Savo and South Karelia, as well as Russia's Republic of Karelia. It is the easternmost region of Finla ...
, Finland. Parts of its basin in Russia are the lakes
Lake Leksozero
Lake Leksozero (, ) is a large freshwater lake in the Republic of Karelia, Russia. It has an area of 166 km² and an average depth of 8.6 m. It freezes up in November and stays icebound until May. There are many islands on the lake. Leksozer ...
and
Lake Tulos
Lake Tulos (, fi, Tuulijärvi) is a large freshwater lake in the Republic of Karelia, Russia, near Finnish border. It has an area of . It freezes up in November and stays icebound until May. There are many islands on the lake. The waters from the ...
in the Republic of Karelia. The river itself is a part the
Vuoksi River
The Vuoksi (russian: Вуокса, historically: "Uzerva"; fi, Vuoksi; sv, Vuoksen) is a river running through the northernmost part of the Karelian Isthmus from Lake Saimaa in southeastern Finland to Lake Ladoga in northwestern Russia. The ...
basin in Finland and Russia, which in turn is a part of the
Neva
The Neva (russian: Нева́, ) is a river in northwestern Russia flowing from Lake Ladoga through the western part of Leningrad Oblast (historical region of Ingria) to the Neva Bay of the Gulf of Finland. Despite its modest length of , it ...
basin in Russia.
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Lieksa
Lieksa () is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the North Karelia region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is .
The municipality is unilingually Finnish. ...
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List of rivers of Finland
This is a list of rivers of Finland. Listing begins with rivers flowing into the Baltic sea, from the north, that is from the Swedish border. Tributaries are listed down the page in an upstream direction.
Water flows from Finland directly to the B ...
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Rivers of Finland
Rivers of the Republic of Karelia
Tributaries of the Vuoksi
International rivers of Europe
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