Svir
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Key facts
- River.name
- Svir
- River.image
- Svir.jpg
- River.image_caption
- Banks of the Svir
- River.mapframe
- yes
- River.source1_location
- Lake Onega
- River.mouth
- Lake Ladoga
- River.subdivision_type1
- Country
- River.subdivision_name1
- Russia
- River.length_km
- 224
- River.basin_size_km2
- 84400
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thumb|295px|The catchment area of River Svir and its main tributaries
The Svir (; ; Karelian and Finnish: ) is a river in Podporozhsky, Lodeynopolsky, and Volkhovsky districts in the north-east of Leningrad Oblast, Russia. It flows westwards from Lake Onega to Lake Ladoga, thus connecting the two largest lakes of Europe. It is the largest river flowing into Lake Ladoga. The length of the Svir is , whereas the area of its drainage basin is . The towns of Podporozhye and Lodeynoye Pole, as well as urban-type settlements Voznesenye, Nikolsky, Vazhiny, and Svirstroy are located at the banks of the Svir.