Shuya River (Karelia)
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Shuya River | |
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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.