Svid
Svid | |
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Native name | Свидь(Russian) |
Location | |
Country | Russia |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Lake Vozhe |
• elevation | 120 m (390 ft) |
Mouth | Lake Lacha |
• coordinates | 61°11′25″N38°44′33″E/ 61.19028°N 38.74250°E |
• elevation | 117 m (384 ft) |
Length | 64 km (40 mi)[1] |
Basin size | 6,850 km2(2,640 sq mi)[1] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Lake Lacha→Onega→White Sea |
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Onega2_eng.svg/220px-Onega2_eng.svg.png)
TheSvid(Russian:Свидь) is a river inKargopolsky Districtin the south-west ofArkhangelsk OblastinRussia.It connectsLake VozheandLake Lachaand belongs to the river basin of theOnega.It is 64 kilometres (40 mi) long, and the area of its basin 6,850 square kilometres (2,640 sq mi).
The Svid is part of a major waterway from theVozhegavia Lakes Vozhe and Lacha to the Onega River, one of the biggest river basins of theWhite Sea.
Its source is theLake Vozheat the border ofVologda Oblast.The Svid flows from Lake Vozhe to the north, through a very sparsely populated landscape. In its upper course the river is between 40 metres (130 ft) and 120 metres (390 ft) wide, and flows between boggy and wooded banks. In the middle part of the river the banks becomes more rocky, and the river forms many small rapids. Here the river narrows to 10 to 15 metres (33 to 49 ft) and flows faster, and the banks are higher and steeper. In its lower reaches the river slows again, and the bank becomes low and marshy. The Svid empties into the southern end ofLake Lacha,which drains through theOnegatowards theWhite Sea.
The Svid below the rapids (downstream from the village of Gorka) is navigable, though there is no regular passenger navigation.
References
[edit]- ^abРека Свидь(in Russian). State Water Register of Russia.Retrieved9 August2011.