Lake Vodlozero (, ) is a large freshwater lake in the southeastern part of the

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, Russia. It is located at and has an area of 322 km². It is 36 km long and 16 km wide.Водлозеро
Great Soviet Encyclopedia There are more than 190 islands on the lake. Vodlozero is used for

fishery Fishery can mean either the enterprise of raising or harvesting fish and other aquatic life; or more commonly, the site where such enterprise takes place ( a.k.a. fishing ground). Commercial fisheries include wild fisheries and fish farms, both ...

. It freezes up in early November and stays icebound until early May. The largest tributary of the lake is the river Ileksa. Its outflow is the river Vodla (through its tributaries Sukhaya Vodla and Vama), that flows into Lake Onega.

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