Vyg
The Vyg (Выг; Finnish: Uikujoki) is a river in the Republic of Karelia, Russia. It consists of the Upper Vyg which is 135 kilometres (84 mi) long and discharges into Lake Vygozero, and the Lower Vyg, which is 102 kilometres (63 mi) long and flows from Lake Vygozero and discharges into Onega Bay of the White Sea near Belomorsk. The Upper Vyg flows through several small lakes in a swampy land. The Lower Vyg is controlled by several dams as a part of the White Sea–Baltic Canal.
A petroglyph in Zalavruga
| Vyg | |
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| Native name | Выг (Russian) |
| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Region | Republic of Karelia |
| City | Belomorsk |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Onega Bay |
• location | Republic of Karelia, Russia |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 237 km (147 mi) |
| Basin size | 27,100 km2 (10,500 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Vorozhgora |
| • average | 267 m3/s (9,400 cu ft/s) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Onega Bay |
| • average | ? |
Neolithic petroglyphs have been found on islands of Vyg near its mouth.
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