Suma (White Sea)

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Suma
Су́ма
Data
Water code RU :  02020001412102000007068
location Republic of Karelia ( Russia )
River system Suma
origin See Melosero
63 ° 25 '24 "  N , 35 ° 55' 12"  O
muzzle Onega Bay ( White Sea ) Coordinates: 64 ° 17 ′ 15 ″  N , 35 ° 24 ′ 28 ″  E 64 ° 17 ′ 15 ″  N , 35 ° 24 ′ 28 ″  E
Mouth height 0  m

length 164 km
Catchment area 2020 km²
Discharge at the Sumski Possad
A Eo gauge : 1990 km²
Location: 5.9 km above the mouth 		MQ 1926/1988
Mq 1926/1988
 		20 m³ / s
10.1 l / (s km²)
Flowing lakes Schunosero , Chischosero , Pulosero , Sumosero
Communities Sumsky Posad

The Suma ( Russian Су́ма ) is a tributary of the White Sea in the Republic of Karelia in northwestern Russia .

The Suma flows from Lake Melosero in the far east of the Republic of Karelia in a predominantly north-northwest direction to the White Sea and finally flows into Onega Bay . On its way to the sea, it flows through a number of lakes including Schunosero , Chischosero , Pulosero and Sumosero . The river is rich in rapids.

The Suma has a length of 164 km. Its catchment area covers an area of ​​2020 km². The river is mainly fed by the snowmelt . The mean discharge 5.9 km above the mouth is 20 m³ / s. The river usually freezes in November / December and remains ice-covered until the end of April / May.

At least in the past, rafting was carried out on the Suma .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f Article Suma in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (BSE) , 3rd edition 1969–1978 (Russian)http: //vorlage_gse.test/1%3D107580~2a%3DSuma~2b%3DSuma
  2. ↑ a b Suma in the State Water Register of the Russian Federation (Russian)
  3. ↑ a b Suma at the Sumski Possad gauge - hydrographic data at R-ArcticNET