Kuolajoki

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Kuolajoki
Куолайоки
The Kuolajoki in Kotala, Salla

The Kuolajoki in Kotala , Salla

Data
Water code FI : 65.48, RU02020020012102000007902
location Lapland ( Finland ),
Murmansk Oblast ( Russia )
River system Kemijoki
Drain over Tenniöjoki  → Kemijoki  → Baltic Sea
origin See Wuosnajarwi (south of Kuolajarwi -Sees)
66 ° 58 '42 "  N , 29 ° 32' 33"  O
muzzle in the Tenniöjoki coordinates: 67 ° 6 ′ 16 "  N , 28 ° 49 ′ 3"  E 67 ° 6 ′ 16 "  N , 28 ° 49 ′ 3"  E

length 58 km
Catchment area 1635 km²
Left tributaries Sallajoki , Aatsinginjoki
Flowing lakes Apajarwi, Kuolajarwi

The Kuolajoki ( Russian Куолайоки ) is a river in northern Finland and in the Russian Oblast of Murmansk .

The river has its origin in the small lake Wuosnayarwi in the Murmansk Oblast in Russia . From there it flows first in a northerly direction, flowing through the lakes Apajarwi and Kuolajarwi . Then he turns to the west. The Sallajoki ( Russian Саллайоки ) flows into the Kuolajoki when coming from the south. The Kuolajoki crosses the border with Finnish Lapland . There it runs within the municipality of Salla and finally flows into the Tenniöjoki , a tributary of the Kemijoki . The river has a length of 58 kilometers.

Individual evidence

  1. Kuolajoki in the State Water Register of the Russian Federation (Russian)