Lieksanjoki or Lenderka () is a river of Finland and Russia that begins in the
Republic of Karelia
The Republic of Karelia, or simply Karelia or Karjala (; ) is a Republics of Russia, republic of Russia situated in the Northwest Russia, northwest of the country. The republic is a part of the Northwestern Federal District, and covers an area of ...
in Russia. It flows into the Lake
Pielinen
Pielinen () is the fourth largest lake of Finland, with a drainage basin area of equally distributed between eastern Finland and Russia. The creation of the lake and its outlet is attributed to a post-glacial isostatic rebound, which resulted in ...
in
Northern Karelia
North Karelia (or ''Northern Karelia'', ; ) is a Regions of Finland, region in eastern Finland. It borders the regions of Kainuu, Northern Savonia, North Savo, Southern Savonia, South Savo and South Karelia, as well as Russia's Republic of Kare ...
, Finland.
Parts of its basin in Russia are the lakes
Lake Leksozero
Lake Leksozero (, ) is a large freshwater lake in the Republic of Karelia, Russia. It has an area of 166 km² and an average depth of 8.6 m. It freezes up in November and stays icebound until May. There are many islands on the lake. Leksoze ...
and
Lake Tulos in the Republic of Karelia. The river itself is a part the
Vuoksi River
The Vuoksi (, historically: "Uzerva"; ; ; ) is a river running through the northernmost part of the Karelian Isthmus from Lake Saimaa in southeastern Finland to Lake Ladoga in northwestern Russia. The river enters Lake Ladoga in three branches ...
basin in Finland and Russia, which in turn is a part of the
Neva
The Neva ( , ; , ) is a river in northwestern Russia flowing from Lake Ladoga through the western part of Leningrad Oblast (historical region of Ingria) to the Neva Bay of the Gulf of Finland. Despite its modest length of , it is the fourth- ...
basin in Russia.
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Lieksa
Lieksa () is a cities of Finland, town and municipalities of Finland, municipality of Finland. It is located in the North Karelia regions of Finland, region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The ...
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List of rivers of Finland
This is a list of rivers of Finland. Listing begins with rivers flowing into the Baltic sea, from the north, that is from the Swedish border. Tributaries are listed down the page in an upstream direction.
Water flows from Finland directly to the B ...
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References
Rivers of Finland
Rivers of the Republic of Karelia
Tributaries of the Vuoksi
International rivers of Europe
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