Voronya
Voronya is a mapped river in the YearMaps hydrographic index. River courses organise settlement, agriculture and frontier-making more durably than any political boundary, and this reach is indexed against the dams, lakes and cities within its catchment.
- Feature Class
- River
- Coordinates
- 68.72°, 35.46°
About Voronya
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. 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.
Encyclopedic summary adapted from Wikipedia: Voronya (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Voronya: Key Facts
| Length | 155 km |
|---|---|
| Drainage basin | 9,940 km² |
| Source | Lake Lovozero |
| Mouth | Barents Sea |
| Tributaries | Belousikha, Limtayok, Mudayok, Nivka, Serebryanaya, Staraya Voronya, Uyma, Khariusnaya |
Facts from Wikidata Q1191116 (CC0).
Major River Dossiers
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Connected Reaches
Nearby watercourses in the same drainage network.
Water Bodies in the Catchment
Settlements Along the Reach
Hydraulic Infrastructure Nearby
Surrounding Terrain
Voronya: Quick Answers
- Where is Voronya?
- Voronya is located in Russia, at 68.7151° N, 35.4624° E.
- Are there dams on the Voronya?
- No dam on the Voronya is recorded in the YearMaps dam index, which covers major structures only.