Lake Vozhe

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Lake Vozhe, also known as Lake Charondskoye, is a lake in the northern part of Vologda Oblast in Russia. The area of the lake is 416 square kilometres (161 mi2), and the area of its basin is 6,260 square kilometres (2, 420 mi2). The average depth is around 2 metres (6.6 ft) (maximum depth is 4.5 metres (15 ft)). Lake Vozhe drains through the Svid into Lake Lacha, from which the Onega flows out. The lake is located on a flatland and its shores are low-lying, waterlogged, and peaty. The biggest bog of the area, the Charonda Bog, is located to the southeast of the lake. Around twenty rivers flow into Lake Vozhe, including the Vozhega and the Modlona. The lake freezes up in October - November (some parts freeze to the very bottom) and stays icebound until May. Administratively, the lake is divided between Kirillovsky District (west) and Vozhegodsky District (east) of Vologda Oblast. The northern shore belongs to Kargopolsky and Konoshsky District of Arkhangelsk Oblast, but the boundary between the oblasts is drawn such that the whole area of the lake is in Vologda Oblast. In terms of the area, Lake Vozhe is the third natural lake of Vologda Oblast (behind Lake Onega and Lake Beloye and just ahead of Lake Kubenskoye) and the fourth lake (also behind the Rybinsk Reservoir). Historically, Lake Vozhe was on the trading route connecting the basings of the Volg

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