Lake Vozhe Lake Vozhe Lake Vozhe, also known as Lake Charondskoye (), is a lake in the northern part of Vologda Oblast in Russia. The area of the lake is , and the area of its basin is . The average depth is around (maximum depth is ). Lake Vozhe drains through the Svid River into Lake Lacha, from which the Onega River flows out. The lake is located on a flatland and its shores are low-lying and swampy. The biggest swamp, the Charonda Swamp, is located to the southeast of the lake. Around twenty rivers flow into Lake Vozhe, including the
Onega Canal of the lake. At the mouth of the canal, in the selo of Voznesenye, a memorial obelisk has been erected. The canal lost its significance after Mariinsk Canal System was reconstructed and became Volga-Baltic Waterway. Onezhsky Canal was not reconstructed and became too shallow for larger boats. It is still navigable, but not used for regular navigation. Two rivers, Vozheroksa and Oshta, tributaries of Lake Onega, cross the canal. from the Vytegra, the canal crosses Lake Megrskoye, a large freshwater lake. There is weak current in the canal in the direction of the Svir. Onega Canal The Onega Canal ()