The Vazhinka () is a
river in
Prionezhsky
Prionezhsky District (russian: Прионе́жский райо́н; krl, Prionežjen piiri; vep, Änižröunan rajon; olo, Oniegan rannikon piiri) is an administrative district (raion), one of the administrative divisions of the Republic of ...
and
Pryazhinsky Districts of 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 ...
and in
Podporozhsky District of
Leningrad Oblast
Leningrad Oblast ( rus, Ленинградская область, Leningradskaya oblast’, lʲɪnʲɪnˈgratskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ, , ) is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast). It was established on 1 August 1927, a ...
,
Russia, a right tributary of the
Svir
The Svir (, Veps: , Karelian/Finnish: ) is a river in Podporozhsky, Lodeynopolsky, and Volkhovsky districts in the north-east of Leningrad Oblast, Russia. It flows westwards from Lake Onega to Lake Ladoga, thus connecting the two largest ...
. The urban-type settlement of
Vazhiny is located in its mouth. It is long, and the area of its basin .
The principal tributary of the Vazhinka is the
Muzhala (left).
The source of the Vazhinka is located in the western part of Prionezhsky District. The river flows south, enters Pryazhinsky District, accepts the
Tuksha from the right, and enters Leningrad Oblast. In the Republic of Karelia, the valley of the Vazhinka is almost unpopulated, with the exception of villages
Verkhniye Vazhiny and
Kashkany. It further turns east, turns south again, and accepts the
Chelma from the left, close to its mouth.
The
drainage basin of the Vazhinka includes the south of Pryazhinsky District, the northwest of Podporozhsky District, and minor areas in the west of Prionezhsky District. A big lake in the area,
Lake Vachozero
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 larger ...
, is located in the drainage basin of the Vazhinka.
References
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Rivers of Leningrad Oblast
Rivers of the Republic of Karelia