Lake Leksozero (Russian: Лексозеро, Finnish: Lieksajärvi) is a large freshwater lake in the Republic of Karelia, Russia. It has an area of 166 km² and an average depth of 8.6 m. It freezes up in November and stays icebound until May. There are many islands on the lake. Leksozero is used for fishery. The lake drains through the river Lieksanjoki that flows into the lake Pielinen in Northern Karelia, Finland. These lakes are part of the Vuoksi River basin in Finland and Russia, which in turn is part of the Neva River basin in Russia.

Lake Leksozero
View from the Repola village
Lake Leksozero Show map of Russia Lake Leksozero Show map of Karelia
Location	Republic of Karelia
Coordinates	63°46′00″N 30°58′00″E
Basin countries	Russia
Surface area	166 km2 (64 sq mi)
Average depth	8.5 m (28 ft)
Max. depth	34 m (112 ft)
Water volume	1.408 km3 (1,141,000 acre⋅ft)
Surface elevation	174 m (571 ft)
Frozen	November–May

References

• Water resources of Republic of Karelia and their use for drinking water supply. Petrozavodsk – Kuopio 2006. Page 69.

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