Lake Lyokshmozero

Lake Lyokshmozero Лёкшмозеро
Sts Peter and Paul Church in the village of Morshchikhinskaya
Location	Arkhangelsk Oblast
Coordinates	61°44′N 38°05′E / 61.733°N 38.083°E / 61.733; 38.083Coordinates: 61°44′N 38°05′E / 61.733°N 38.083°E / 61.733; 38.083
Primary outflows	Lyokshma River
Catchment area	197 square kilometres (76 sq mi)
Basin countries	Russia
Surface area	54.4 square kilometres (21.0 sq mi)
Surface elevation	156 m (512 ft)

Lake Lyokshmozero (Russian: Лёкшмозеро) is a freshwater lake, located in the north-west of Kargopolsky District of Arkhangelsk Oblast in Russia. It is one of the biggest lakes in Arkhangelsk Oblast and the second biggest in Kargopolsky District (after Lake Lacha). The area of the lake is 54.4 square kilometres (21.0 sq mi), and the area of its basin is 197 square kilometres (76 sq mi). Lake Lyokshmozero is the source of Lyokshma River, a tributary of Lake Lacha. The lake thus belongs to the Onega River basin and the White Sea basin.

The lake is located close to the border of Arkhangelsk Oblast and Republic of Karelia. It belongs to Kenozersky National Park.

The lake has an oval shape, elongated in the northg-west - south-east direction. The Lekshma flows out of the south-eastern corner and flows south-east. There are four villages at the shores of the lake, Morshchikhinskaya, Kazarinovskaya, Ileksinskaya, and Khvalinskaya. The two latter villages are located on the unpaved road connecting Kargopol and Pudozh.

The lake has a glacial origin.