Lake Nyuk Explained

Lake Nyuk
Location:Republic of Karelia
Pushpin Map:Russia Karelia#Russia
Type:Lake
Inflow:Rastas, Häme
Basin Countries:Russia
Area:214–
Islands:126

Lake Nyuk[1] (Karelian: Nyukozero[2]) is a large freshwater lake in the Republic of Karelia, northwestern part of Russia. It is located at [3] and has an area of 214km2230km2. There are numerous islands on the lake. The lake is part of the Kem River basin.

General information

The surface area is 214 km², the catchment area is 3090 km².[4]

It has a blade shape. The coast is high and rocky. Food snow and rain. The level fluctuation range is 70 cm. It is covered with ice from the end of October to the end of April.[5]

There are 126 islands on the lake with a total area of about 10.3 km². The largest islands: Thorayssari (1.13 km²), Vezansari, Kurchunsari, Papinsari, Keurunsari, Hernesari.

The average amplitude of the level fluctuation is 0.9 m.

The name Nyuk is translated from Karelian as Swan.

Water Sources

12 rivers flow into the lake. The largest ones are: Nogeusjoki(ru), Kangashoya(ru) and Vaivaoya(ru). The Rastas(ru)and Khyame(ru)rivers flow out (tributaries of the Chirko-Kem river(ru), Kem river basin).

Lakes

The Nyuk basin also includes lakes:

A large area of the bottom is occupied by silty soils. In the bays, the higher aquatic vegetation is represented by reeds, horsetails, pondweeds.

Vendace, whitefish, pike, perch, roach, bream, burbot, and ruff live in the lake.

References

  1. [Soviet system of layout and nomenclature of topographic maps|Map sheet]
  2. http://textual.ru/gvr/index.php?card=156470 Nyuk (Nyukozero, Nokko, Nyukka, Sok, Nyuko)
  3. Surface water resources of the USSR: Hydrological knowledge. T. 2. Karelia and the North-West / ed. E. N. Tarakanova. - L . : Gidrometeoizdat, 1965. - 700 p.
  4. Oz. Nyuk (559)//Lakes of Karelia: Handbook/ ed. N. N. Filatova(ru),V. I. Kukharev. -Petrozavodsk:Karelian Research Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 2013. pp. 141–142.
  5. Nyuk // Great Soviet Encyclopedia  : [in 30 volumes]  / ch. ed. A. M. Prokhorov . - 3rd ed. - M .  : Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969-1978.

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