Olonka

{{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 | mouth_coordinates = {{coord|61.0562|32.5949|region:RU_type:river|display=it}} | subdivision_type1 = Country | subdivision_name1 = 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. It gave the name to the town of Olonets by the river and eventually to the surrounding territory (Olonets Governorate, Olonets Krai, now Olonetsky District). It flows out of the lake {{ill|Utozero|ru|Утозеро (озеро, Карелия)}} and discharges into Lake Ladoga. It is {{convert|87|km}} long, and has a 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, through lakes Vagvozero, Utozero and Torosozero, and eventually to 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, which overspills into Lake Pyyre Järvi (Pyureyarvi, Пюреярви), which is connected by a shallow creek 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 (by Olonets) and {{ill|Tuksa River|lt=Tuksa|ru|Тукса (река)}} rivers.<ref name=gvr/><ref name=efron>{{cite Efron|Олонка}}</ref>

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Category:Rivers of the Republic of Karelia