Svir River

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The Svir River is a waterway in northwestern Russia that links Lake Onega to Lake Ladoga and forms part of the Volga–Baltic waterway system.

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Label Occurrences
Svir River canonical 8
lower Svir River 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
alsoKnownAs Svir
basinCountry Russia
basinIncludes parts of Karelia
parts of Leningrad Oblast
belongsTo Russian inland waterway network
connects Lake Ladoga
Lake Onega
country Russia
dischargesInto Neva Bay
surface form: Neva basin
drainageBasinArea about 84,400 km²
flowsFrom east to west
flowsThrough Leningrad Oblast
Russian Republic of Karelia
surface form: Republic of Karelia
formsPartOf Volga–Baltic Waterway
surface form: Volga–Baltic waterway system
hasBridge railway bridge near Lodeynoye Pole
road bridge near Lodeynoye Pole
hasFeature reservoirs created by hydroelectric dams
hasHydroelectricPlant Lower Svir Hydroelectric Station
Upper Svir Hydroelectric Station
hasLeftTributary Megrega River
Vazhinka River
hasLock Lower Svir Lock
Upper Svir Lock
hasLockSystem Svir locks
hasRightTributary Oyat River
Pasha River
hasSettlementOnBanks Lodeynoye Pole
Podporozhye
isLinkIn water route between Baltic Sea and Volga basin
languageOfName Russian
length 224 km
about 139 miles
locatedIn Northwest Russia
surface form: northwestern Russia
locatedOnContinent Europe
mouth Lake Ladoga
navigable yes
partOf Volga–Baltic Waterway
region Leningrad Oblast
Russian Republic of Karelia
surface form: Republic of Karelia
riverSystem Neva basin
RussianName Свирь
source Lake Onega
tributaryOf Lake Ladoga
usedFor hydroelectric power generation
inland navigation
waterwayClass federal inland waterway of Russia

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Lake Ladoga connectedBy Svir River
Lake Ladoga inflow Svir River
Leningrad Oblast hasRiver Svir River
Nizhnesvirsky Nature Reserve locatedOn Svir River
this entity surface form: lower Svir River
Lake Onega outflow Svir River
Lake Onega connectedBy Svir River
Saint Petersburg Oblast contains Svir River