Svid

For the traditional Icelandic dish, seeSvið.

Svid
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
• elevation	117 m (384 ft)
Length	64 km (40 mi)
Basin size	6,850 km2(2,640 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression	Lake Lacha→Onega→White Sea

The Onega basin. The Svid is shown on the map.

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.