Lake Syamozero Lake Syamozero Lake Syamozero (, , Karelian: "Seämärvi") is a large freshwater lake in the Republic of Karelia, northwestern part of Russia. It is located west of Petrozavodsk, the capital of the Republic, and has an area of 265–270 km². Maximum depth is about 24 m. There are a few islands on the lake. Syamozero is used for fishery, water transport and timber rafting. The lake is part of the basin of the Shuya River, which flows into Lake Onega. On June 18, 2016, 14 children died when a storm caught a tour group on the lake. Four people have
Lake Vozhe the fourth lake (also behind the Rybinsk Reservoir). Historically, Lake Vozhe was on the trading route connecting the basings of the Volga and the Onega via the Sheksna River. There is one big island on the lake, Spassky Island. On the island, ruins of the former monastery are located. The only inhabited locality on the lakeshore is the village of Charonda which is a former trading settlement founded in the 13th century, currently having the population under ten and almost deserted. Charonda does not have all-seasonal land connections. Formerly, the village of Vasilyevskaya was located on the northern lakeshore. It