Suna River

Kivach Waterfall

The Suna (Russian Суна, Finnish Suunujoki ) is a river in the Republic of Karelia in northwest Russia.

The Suna has a length of 280 km and a catchment area of ​​7670 km ². The river has its origin in Kiwijarwi and flowing south to the small town Porossosero over to Lake Onega. After he recorded his left tributary Semtscha, a large part of its water is diverted since 1936 to drive the turbines of two hydroelectric power plants. In the lower reaches below the discharge duct, about 27 km upstream of the mouth, is the 10.7 m high Kivach waterfall. The actual Suna flows south of Kondopoga in Lake Onega, while the majority of the water flows through the Sandal reservoir and reached the Lake Onega in the hydroelectric power plant of Kondopoga.