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Lake Onega

Lake Onega lies in northwestern Russia, northeast of Lake Ladoga. Its freshwater basin connects naturally with Ladoga through the Svir and participates in a wider engineered navigation network.

Fast Facts

It is wholly within Russia.
The Svir flows out of Onega toward Ladoga.
Its eventual natural ocean connection is through the Neva and Baltic system.

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