Lake Segozero
| Lake Segozero | |
|---|---|
 Seen from space | |
  Lake Segozero  Lake Segozero | |
| Location | Republic of Karelia |
| Coordinates | 63°18′N 33°45′E / 63.3°N 33.75°E |
| Type | natural lake, reservoir |
| Primary outflows | Segezha |
| Basin countries | Russia |
| Surface area | 906 km2 (350 sq mi) |
| Max. depth | 103 m (338 ft) |
Lake Segozero (Russian: Сегозеро, Finnish: Seesjärvi) is a large freshwater lake in the Republic of Karelia, northwestern part of Russia.[1] It is located at 63°18′N 33°45′E / 63.3°N 33.75°E. The Segezha is a major outflow from Segozero and it empties to Vygozero. After the hydroelectric power plant was built on Segezha River the surface area of Segozero Lake have risen from 815 km² to 906 km².
The lake was dammed in the 1970s.[2]
References
- ^ "World Lake Database". ILEC. Retrieved 2025-08-11.
- ^ Melezhik, Victor; Prave, Anthony R.; Fallick, Anthony E.; Kump, Lee R.; Strauss, Harald; Lepland, Aivo; Hanski, Eero J. (2012-10-22). Reading the Archive of Earth’s Oxygenation: Volume 1: The Palaeoproterozoic of Fennoscandia as Context for the Fennoscandian Arctic Russia - Drilling Early Earth Project. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 392. ISBN 978-3-642-29682-6. Retrieved 2025-08-11.