Onega Canal

Onega Canal
Onega Canal
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The Onega Canal at Voznesenye
Construction began 1818
Date completed 1852
Start point Vytegra River
End point Svir River
Locks None
Status Closed

The Onega Canal (Russian: Онежский канал) is a canal that runs along the southern banks of Lake Onega in Vologda Oblast and Leningrad Oblasts in Russia. It was built 1818 - 1820 and 1845 - 1852 as a part of Mariinsk Canal System, to allow small riverboats to avoid Lake Onega, where storms are frequent and where many boats had perished through the centuries. The canal is 67 km long, and runs between the Vytegra River in the east and Svir River in the west. It is around 50 meters wide, and lies between 10 meters and 2 km from the shores of the lake. At the mouth of the canal a memorial obelisk has been erected.

The canal is at the present time not navigable.

Coordinates: 61°00′N 35°29′E / 61°N 35.483°E / 61; 35.483


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