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Lake Lovozero

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Basin countries
  
Russia

Average depth
  
5.7 m (19 ft)

Residence time
  
10 months

Mean depth
  
5.7 m

Surface area
  
200 km (77 sq mi)

Max. depth
  
35 m (115 ft)

Area
  
200 km²

Outflow location
  
Voronya River

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Type
  
natural lake, reservoir

Lake Lovozero (Kildin Sami: Луяввьр, Skolt Sami: Luujäuˊrr, Russian: Ловозеро, Northern Sami: Lujávri, Finnish: Luujärvi) is located on the Kola Peninsula, in Murmansk Oblast within the Barents Sea basin and ensures runoff from the Voronya River. Area: 200 km², average depth is 5.7 metres, maximal 35 m. Annual fluctuations do not exceed 1 m, and the average period of water renewal is about 10 months. The lake has a winding coastline and many peninsulas and islands. The area surrounding the lake, e.g. the Lovozerskiye Tundras is commonly known as "Ловозёрье" in Russian (Lovozerye, Lovozyorye).

Map of Lake Lovozero, Murmansk Oblast, Russia, 184592

In 1970, two hydroelectric power plants were built on the Voronya River at Serebryansk, about 100 kilometers downstream from the lake. The dam at the power plant created a reservoir on the Voronya with the same waterlevel as Lake Lovozero, effectively turning the two bodies of water into one.

References

Lake Lovozero Wikipedia