Voronya

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Voronya
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Voronya
Location
Country Russia
Physical characteristics
Mouth Barents Sea
  coordinates
69°10′57″N35°47′57″E / 69.18250°N 35.79917°E / 69.18250; 35.79917
Length137 km (85 mi)
Basin size1,600 km2 (620 sq mi)

The Voronya (Russian : Воро́нья) is a river on the Kola Peninsula in Murmansk Oblast, Russia. It is 155 km in length. The area of its drainage basin is 9,940 km². [1] The Voronya flows out of Lake Lovozero and into the Barents Sea.

There are two hydroelectric power stations on the river, with a total capacity of 351 MW and an annual production of 1069 GWh.

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References

  1. "Река Вороньяin the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).