Shuya River (Karelia)

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Shuya River
Early 20th-century photo of a bridge across the Shuya River.
Early 20th-century photo of a bridge across the Shuya River.
Origin Lake Suoyarvi
Mouth Lake Logmozero
Basin countries Russia
Length 194 km
Avg. discharge 130 m3/s
Basin area 10,100 km²

The Shuya River (Finnish: Suojoki, also Suoju, Russian: Шуя) is a river in the Republic of Karelia in Russia. The length of the river is 194 km. The area of its basin is 10,100 sq km. The Shuya flows out of Lake Suoyarvi and flows through Lake Logmozero into Lake Onega. It freezes up in November - January and stays icebound until April - first half of May.