| Andoma | |
|---|---|
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 Location of the Andoma in the Lake Onega-Svir basin | |
| Native name | Андома (Russian) |
| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Lake Groptozero |
| Mouth | Lake Onega |
• coordinates | 61°17′07″N36°23′56″E / 61.2852°N 36.3989°E /61.2852; 36.3989 |
• elevation | 33 m (108 ft) |
| Length | 156 km (97 mi)[1] |
| Basin size | 2,570 km2 (990 sq mi)[1] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Lake Onega→Svir→Lake Ladoga→Neva→Gulf of Finland |
TheAndoma (Russian:Андома) is a river inVytegorsky District ofVologda Oblast inRussia. It flows out ofLake Groptozero and is atributary ofLake Onega. It is 156 kilometres (97 mi) long, and the area of its basin 2,570 square kilometres (990 sq mi). The main tributary of the Andoma is theSamina (right).
The river basin of the Andoma occupies much of the northern part of Vytegorsky District. The river flows through theAndoma Hills, and the basin contains many lakes of glacial origin. The biggest lake in the Andoma Basin isLake Aynozero.
The source of the Andoma is in the system of lakes in the northern part of Vytegorsky District. The river flows in the general direction south, turns west, and eventually northwest. The lower course of the Andoma is populated. In the village ofSorokopolye the Andoma accepts the Samina from the right, and downstream from this place it forms adelta as it flows into Lake Onega.
A short stretch of a highway connectingVologda andMedvezhyegorsk viaVytegra andPudozh runs along the Andoma, crossing it over a bridge in the village of Sorokopolye.
Between 1927 and 1957Andomsky District with the center in the selo ofAndomsky Pogost existed, first inLeningrad Oblast, from 1937 on in Vologda Oblast.[2] In 1957, the district was abolished and merged into Vytegorsky District. Both the selo, located upstream from Sorokopolye, and the district were named after the Andoma.
