Lake Syamozero
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Location	Republic of Karelia
Coordinates	61°55′00″N 33°10′00″E / 61.9166667°N 33.1666667°E / 61.9166667; 33.1666667
Primary outflows	Shuya River, Karelia
Basin countries	Russia
Surface area	265–270 km2 (102–104 sq mi)
Max. depth	24 m (79 ft)

Lake Syamozero (Russian: Сямозеро, Finnish: Säämäjärvi, Karelian: Seämärvi) is a large freshwater lake in the Republic of Karelia, northwestern part of Russia. It is located west of Petrozavodsk, the capital of the Republic, and has an area of 265–270 km². Maximum depth is about 24 m. There are a few islands on the lake. Syamozero is used for fishery, water transport and timber rafting. The lake is part of the basin of the Shuya River, which flows into Lake Onega.

2016 Boat Disaster

On June 18, 2016, 14 children died when a storm caught a tour group on the lake.^[1][2][3] Four people have been arrested on suspicion of safety violations as there had been repeated warnings days prior of an impending storm and advising against boating on the lake.^[4][5]