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| Varzuga | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Murmansk Oblast |
| Mouth | White Sea |
• coordinates | 66°16′03″N36°56′27″E / 66.26750°N 36.94083°E /66.26750; 36.94083 |
| Length | 254 km (158 mi) |
| Basin size | 9,840 km2 (3,800 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 77 m3/s (2,700 cu ft/s) (average) and up to 300 m3/s (11,000 cu ft/s) in May and June |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Serga |
TheVarzuga (Russian:Ва́рзуга) is ariver in the south of theKola Peninsula inMurmansk Oblast,Russia. It is 254 km in length. The area of itsbasin is 9,840 km2.[1] The Varzuga flows into theWhite Sea. It freezes up in October and stays under the ice until May.
This is the most prolific atlantic salmon fishing river in the whole of the Kola peninsular. Over the season over 10,000 salmon are caught and returned in this river system.Favourite Salmon fishing patterns are the Kola Vulcan, Kola Blue Fire, Kola Fire and the Kolalander.
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