Kovda River

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The Kowda (Russian Ковда; Finnish Koutajoki ) is a 233 km long river in the north of Karelia, south-west of the Kola Peninsula.

The river carries along its flow path between the different lakes, through which it flows, different names. The river is located in the Republic of Karelia and the Murmansk Oblast (Russia). The Kowda has a catchment area of ​​26,100 km ².

River

The Kowda has its origin in the lake Toposero.

As Sofjanga (Russian Софьянга ) leaves the river at the northern end of the lake and reaches only 4 kilometers to the lake Pjaosero, in which also, coming from the west, which leads Olanga.

As Kundoserka (Russian Кундозерка ) the Pjaosero flows over a distance of 2 km from the east adjacent lake Kundosero, at the outflow hydro power plant is Kumsk.

As Kuma (Russian Кума ) the Kowda flows for a distance of 12 km to the north-west lake Sokolosero. The river Newga of right and Porasjoki open from the left in the river.

As Rugoserka (Russian Ругозерка ) the Kowda about 1.5 km further flows into the Lake Rugosero. This goes into the Suschosero in which coming from the north flows the Tumtscha. At the outflow of the reservoir, located already in the Murmansk Oblast, is the hydroelectric plant Iowsk.

As Iowa (Russian Иова ) flows the Kowda 3.5 km in a north-easterly direction for further Tutosero which flows into the reservoir Kowdosero.

Earlier, the river flowed through the Kowda Kowdosero in a southeasterly direction and resulted in Kowda in the Kandalakscha Bay and in the White Sea.

1955, the original flow of Kowda was interrupted from the Kowdosero Lake by a causeway. Since then the water flows through a 3.8 km long channel directly to Knjaschegubsk hydroelectric power plant and on to the White Sea. In the Kowdosero flows from the south of the river Lopskaja.

Hydropower plants

The three hydropower plants on the river of Kowda have an installed capacity of 328 MW and provide a total annual output of 1588 GWh.