| Kovda | |
| Name Other: | Kuma, Iova |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | Russia |
| Subdivision Type3: | Region |
| Subdivision Name3: | Murmansk Oblast, Republic of Karelia |
| Length: | 233km (145miles) |
| Source1 Location: | Lake Topozero |
| Mouth Location: | Kandalaksha Gulf |
| Basin Size: | 26100km2 |
The Kovda (Russian: Ковда, Finnish: Koutajoki) is a river in the south of the Kola Peninsula in Murmansk Oblast and Republic of Karelia, Russia. It is 233km (145miles) long, with a drainage basin of 26100km2.[1] The Kovda originates in the Lake Topozero and flows through the lakes Lake Pyaozero and Lake Kovdozero into the Kandalaksha Gulf.
The drainage basin of the Kovda includes the biggest lakes of the north of the Republic of Karelia and the south of Murmansk Oblast, such as Lake Topozero, Lake Pyaozero, Lake Tikshozero, and Lake Kovdozero.