Lake Kenozero Lake Kenozero Lake Kenozero () is a freshwater lake, located in the south-west of Plesetsky District of Arkhangelsk Oblast in Russia. It is one of the biggest lakes in Arkhangelsk Oblast and the biggest one in Plesetsky District. The area of the lake is , and the area of its basin is . Lake Kenozero is the source of the Kena River, a tributary of the Onega River. The lake thus belongs to the Onega basin and the White Sea basin. The lake is located close to the border of Arkhangelsk Oblast and Republic of Karelia. It belongs to Kenozersky
Lake Onega months. The highest water level is in June–August and the lowest is in March–April. Rivers bring of water per year to the lake, that is up to 74% of the water balance; the rest is provided by precipitation. Most of the lake water (84% or per year) outflows via a single River Svir, and the remaining 16% evaporates from the lake surface. There are frequent storms more characteristic of a sea than a lake; waves of are not uncommon and may even reach . The lake freezes near the coast and bays in late November and December and around mid-January