The Vyg (russian: Выг) is a river in
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 ...
. Consists of the Upper Vyg, 135 km long, discharging into
Lake Vygozero
Lake Vygozero (russian: Выгозеро; fi, Uikujärvi) is a large freshwater lake in the Republic of Karelia, in the northwestern part of Russia. It has an area of , and is part of the Vyg drainage in the White Sea basin.
From 1933 it has ...
, and the Lower Vyg, 102 km long, flowing from Lake Vygozero and discharging into
Onega Bay of the
White Sea near
Belomorsk. The Upper Vyg flows through several small lakes in a swampy land. The Lower Vyg is controlled by several dams as a part of the
White Sea-Baltic Canal.
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Rivers of the Republic of Karelia