Svir

Also known as Svir'

thumb|295px|The catchment area of River Svir and its main tributaries

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River.name: Svir
River.image: Svir.jpg
River.image_caption: Banks of the Svir
River.mapframe: yes
River.source1_location: Lake Onega
River.mouth: Lake Ladoga
River.subdivision_type1: Country
River.subdivision_name1: Russia
River.length_km: 224
River.basin_size_km2: 84400

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thumb|295px|The catchment area of River Svir and its main tributaries

The Svir (; ; Karelian and Finnish: ) is a river in Podporozhsky, Lodeynopolsky, and Volkhovsky districts in the north-east of Leningrad Oblast, Russia. It flows westwards from Lake Onega to Lake Ladoga, thus connecting the two largest lakes of Europe. It is the largest river flowing into Lake Ladoga. The length of the Svir is , whereas the area of its drainage basin is . The towns of Podporozhye and Lodeynoye Pole, as well as urban-type settlements Voznesenye, Nikolsky, Vazhiny, and Svirstroy are located at the banks of the Svir.