Lake Kamennoye (Karelia)

Lake Kamennoye is long, wide and its surface area is . The lake has a volume of , its average depth is and the maximum depth is . There are 98 islands in total and the shoreline is about long. Lake Kamennoye is part of the Kem basin, discharging into the White Sea. The lake's own basin drains an area of . The surface of the lake is located above sea level. Its inflows include the rivers Karankayoki, Lyuttyayoki, Munanki, Lakhtiyoki and 42 smaller streams. The lake's outflow is the river Kamennaya, also known as Nogeusyoki. The Kamennaya discharges into Lake Nyuk. Seventeen villages populated by Karelians used to exist by the lakeshore, with the biggest one being Babya Guba (Akonlahti). In 1958, the population of the area was relocated to other settlements, such as Kalevala and Voknavolok. == Environmental values ==

Lake Kamennoye is part of the Kostomuksha Nature Reserve and is the biggest lake within it. Fish found in the lake include common bleak, common bream, burbot, common dace, European bullhead, grayling, ide, minnow, ninespine stickleback, perch, pike, roach, ruffe, salmon, vendace and common whitefish. The lake is used as a water supply for the town of Kostomuksha. == References ==