Main source Murmansk Oblast Basin size 9,840 km (3,800 sq mi) Source Murmansk Oblast Country Russia | River mouth White Sea Length 254 km Mouth White Sea | |
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Discharge Average rate:
77 m/s (2,700 cu ft/s) (average) and
up to 300 m/s (11,000 cu ft/s) in May and June | ||
Varzuga River (Russian: Ва́рзуга) is a river in the south of the Kola Peninsula in Murmansk Oblast, Russia. It is 254 km in length. The area of its basin is 9,840 km². The Varzuga River flows into the White Sea. It freezes up in October and stays under the ice until May.
Map of r. Varzuga, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
This is the most prolific atlantic salmon fishing river in the whole of the Kola peninsular. Over the season over 10,000 salmon are caught and returned in this river system. Favourite Salmon fishing patterns are the Kola Vulcan, Kola Blue Fire, Kola Fire and the Kolalander.
References
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