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Lake Kemskoye A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a Depression (geology), basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the World Ocean, oce ...

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Sheksna The Sheksna (russian: Шексна́) is a river in Belozersky, Kirillovsky, Sheksninsky, and Cherepovetsky Districts of Vologda Oblast in Russia. It is a left tributary of the Volga. It is long, and the area of its basin .

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The Kema (russian: Кема) is a river in Vytegorsky and Vashkinsky Districts of Vologda Oblast in Russia. It flows out of

and is a tributary of

. It is long, and the area of its basin . The main tributary is the Indomanka (left). The source of the Kema is Lake Kemskoye in the north of Vytegorsky District. The river flows in the general direction south and enters Vashkinsky District. It accepts the Indomanka River from the left and turns southwest. The lower course of the river is a water reservoir. The Kema belongs to the river basins of the

, the Volga, and the basin of the Caspian Sea. The river basin of the Kema comprises the eastern part of Vytegorsky District, the northern and the eastern parts of Vashkinsky District, and minor areas in Kargopolsky District of

Arkhangelsk Oblast Arkhangelsk Oblast (russian: Арха́нгельская о́бласть, ''Arkhangelskaya oblast'') is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast). It includes the Arctic Ocean, Arctic archipelagos of Franz Josef Land ...

. The biggest river belonging to the basin of the Kema is the Soyda River, a tributary of Lake Kemskoye. The Kema River freezes up in early November and stays icebound until late April. Until the 1990s, the Kema was used for timber rafting.

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