# Olonka

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{{short description|River in the Republic of Karelia, Russia}}
{{Infobox river
| name              = Olonka
| image             = Олонец, безымянный мост через Олонку сверху.jpg
| source1           = {{ill|Utozero|ru|Утозеро (озеро, Карелия)}}
| mouth             = [Lake Ladoga](/source/Lake_Ladoga)
| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|61.0562|32.5949|region:RU_type:river|display=it}}
| subdivision_type1 = Country
| subdivision_name1 = [Russia](/source/Russia)
| length_km = 87
| source1_elevation = 
| discharge1_avg    = 
| basin_size_km2 = 2620
| map               = 
| progression       = {{RLake Ladoga}}
}}
The '''Olonka''' ({{langx|ru|Олонка}}, {{langx|krl|Anuksenjogi}}) is a river in the [Republic of Karelia, Russia](/source/Republic_of_Karelia%2C_Russia). It gave the name to the town of [Olonets](/source/Olonets) by the river and eventually to the surrounding territory ([Olonets Governorate](/source/Olonets_Governorate), Olonets [Krai](/source/Krai), now [Olonetsky District](/source/Olonetsky_District)). It flows out of the lake {{ill|Utozero|ru|Утозеро (озеро, Карелия)}} and discharges into [Lake Ladoga](/source/Lake_Ladoga). It is {{convert|87|km}} long, and has a [drainage basin](/source/drainage_basin) of {{convert|2620|km2}}.<ref name=gvr>{{GVR|153170|Река Олонка}}</ref>

The 1906 Russian ''Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary'' writes that Olonka flows from [Lake Topornoye](/source/Lake_Topornoye), through lakes [Vagvozero](/source/Vagvozero), [Utozero](/source/Utozero) and [Torosozero](/source/Torosozero), and eventually to [Lake Ladoga](/source/Lake_Ladoga).<ref name=efron/> The section between Topornoye and Utozero is now referred to as {{ill|Topornaya|ru|Топорная}} (Топорная).<ref>{{GVR|153171|Река Топорная (Блуассей)}}</ref><ref>[http://ktmz.boom.ru/library/wwte/kar10/south/eladoga.html "Tourist Water Encyclopedia. Republic of Karelia. Rivers of Eastern Peri-Ladoga"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010823082738/http://ktmz.boom.ru/library/wwte/kar10/south/eladoga.html |date=2001-08-23 }}  {{in lang|ru}}</ref> The highest point of this drainage chain is [Kaskozero](/source/Kaskozero), which overspills into Lake Pyyre Järvi ([Pyureyarvi](/source/Pyureyarvi), Пюреярви), which is connected by a shallow [creek](/source/Stream) to Topornoye.<ref>[http://novgen.freeservers.com/lake/onego/onego1/shuij1.html "Rivers of the Shuya River Basin"] {{in lang|ru}}</ref>

Most important tributaries are [Megrega](/source/Megrega) (by Olonets) and {{ill|Tuksa River|lt=Tuksa|ru|Тукса (река)}} rivers.<ref name=gvr/><ref name=efron>{{cite Efron|Олонка}}</ref>

==References==
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