Lake Kovzhskoye Both are on the highway connecting Vologda with Medvezhyegorsk via Vytegra and Pudozh. Lake Kovzhskoye Lake Kovzhskoye () is a freshwater lake, located in the center of Vytegorsky District of Vologda Oblast in Russia. It is one of the biggest lakes in Vologda Oblast and the second biggest one in Vytegorsky District behind Lake Onega. The area of the lake is , and the area of its basin is . The main tributary of the lake is the Iles River. Lake Kovzhskoye is the source of Kovzha River, one of the principal tributaries of Lake Beloye. The lake belongs to
Lake Onega of Karelia (about 270,000 citizens) founded in 1703 by Peter I to exploit the natural ore deposits. Petrozavodsk area contains a large number of historical monuments, such as Architectural ensemble Round Square (end of 18th century) and gymnasium building of 1790. The embankment of Lake Onega contains a series of sculptures, many of which were presented as gifts from the twin cities. Kondopoga is known from 1495 and contains the Uspenskaya (Assumption) Church built in 1774. This construction is one of the tallest wooden churches of the Russian North. There are two carillons in the city, with 23 and 18