The Vyg (Выг; Karelian: Uikujoki) is a river in the Republic of Karelia, Russia. It consists of the Upper Vyg which is 135 kilometres (84 mi) long and discharges into Lake Vygozero,^[1] and the Lower Vyg, which is 102 kilometres (63 mi) long and flows from Vygozero and discharges into Onega Bay of the White Sea near Belomorsk.

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Vyg
Native name	Выг (Russian)
Location
Country	Russia
Region	Republic of Karelia
City	Belomorsk
Physical characteristics
Source
• coordinates	62°41′38″N 36°38′56″E
Mouth	Onega Bay
• location	Republic of Karelia, Russia
• coordinates	64°31′32″N 34°47′22″E
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Length	237 km (147 mi)
Basin size	27,100 km2 (10,500 sq mi)
Discharge
• location	Vorozhgora
• average	267 m3/s (9,400 cu ft/s)
Discharge
• location	Onega Bay
• average	?

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The Upper Vyg flows through several small lakes in a swampy land. The Lower Vyg is a part of the White Sea–Baltic Canal and is controlled by several dams.

Neolithic petroglyphs have been found [ru] on islands of Vyg near its mouth.

There were famous raskolnik monasteries along Vyg and its tributary Leksa [ru], notably the Vyg River Hermitage [ru] (also Vygoretskaya Hermitage)^[2][3]