Lake Lyokshmozero Lake Lyokshmozero Lake Lyokshmozero () is a freshwater lake, located in the north-west of Kargopolsky District of Arkhangelsk Oblast in Russia. It is one of the biggest lakes in Arkhangelsk Oblast and the second biggest in Kargopolsky District (after Lake Lacha). The area of the lake is , and the area of its basin is . Lake Lyokshmozero is the source of Lyokshma River, a tributary of Lake Lacha. The lake thus belongs to the Onega River basin and the White Sea basin. The lake is located close to the border of Arkhangelsk Oblast and Republic of Karelia. It belongs
Kargopolsky District subordinated to the central administration of Northern Krai. In 1936, the krai was transformed into Northern Oblast. In 1937, Northern Oblast itself was split into Arkhangelsk Oblast and Vologda Oblast. Kargopolsky District remained in Arkhangelsk Oblast ever since. The district is almost exclusively located in the basin of the Onega River, which is the biggest river in the district, and belongs to the basin of the White Sea. The source of the Onega is Lake Lacha, which is the biggest lake in the district. The northeastern shore of Lake Vozhe, also in the basin of the Onega, belongs to Kargopolsky