Lake Topozero (Russian: Топозеро, Finnish: Tuoppajärvi) is a large freshwater lake in the Republic of Karelia, northwestern part of Russia. It has an area of 986 square kilometres (381 sq mi) long, and a drainage basin of 3,530 square kilometres (1,360 sq mi).^[1] It is 75.3 km long and 30.3 km wide. Maximum depth is about 50 m. There are more than 100 islands on the lake. Topozero is used for fishery and timber rafting. Its primary outflow is the Kovda, which is also called Sofyanga in its first stretch from Lake Topozero to Lake Pyaozero. The Kovda flows to the White Sea.

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Lake Topozero
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Lake Topozero
Location	Republic of Karelia
Coordinates	65°40′N 32°00′E
Primary outflows	Kovda (Sofyanga)
Basin countries	Russia
Max. length	75.3 km (46.8 mi)
Max. width	30.3 km (18.8 mi)
Surface area	986 km2 (381 sq mi)
Max. depth	50 m (160 ft)
Islands	100+

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