The Olonka (russian: Олонка) 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 reservoir Utozero and discharges into

Lake Ladoga Lake Ladoga (; rus, Ла́дожское о́зеро, r=Ladozhskoye ozero, p=ˈladəʂskəjə ˈozʲɪrə or rus, Ла́дога, r=Ladoga, p=ˈladəɡə, fi, Laatokka arlier in Finnish ''Nevajärvi'' ; vep, Ladog, Ladoganjärv) is a fresh ...

. It is long, and has a drainage basin of . The 1906 Russian ''Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary'' writes that Olonka flows from

Lake Topornoye A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a Depression (geology), 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 World Ocean, oce ...

, through lakes Vagvozero, Utozero and Torosozero, and eventually to

. This section is now referred to as Topornaya (Топорная). The highest point of this drainage chain is Kaskozero, which overspills into Lake Pyyre Järvi ( Pyureyarvi, Пюреярви), which is connected by a shallow

creek A creek in North America and elsewhere, such as Australia, is a stream that is usually smaller than a river. In the British Isles it is a small tidal inlet. Creek may also refer to: People * Creek people, also known as Muscogee, Native Americans ...

to Topornoye."Rivers of the Shuya River Basin"
Most important tributaries are Megrega (by Olonets) and Tuksa rivers.Article "Olonka"
in ''

Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary The ''Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopaedic Dictionary'' (Russian: Энциклопедический словарь Брокгауза и Ефрона, abbr. ЭСБЕ, tr. ; 35 volumes, small; 86 volumes, large) is a comprehensive multi-volume ...

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Rivers of the Republic of Karelia {{Russia-river-stub