Kovda

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| name = Kovda

| native_name = {{native name list |tag1=ru|name1=Ковда |tag2=fi|name2=Koutajoki}}

| name_other = Kuma, Iova

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| image = Р. Иова возле Зареченска.jpg

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| image_caption = Iova

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| subdivision_type1 = Country

| subdivision_name1 = Russia

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| subdivision_type3 = Region

| subdivision_name3 = Murmansk Oblast, Republic of Karelia

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| length_km = 233

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| source1_location = Lake Topozero

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| mouth_location = Kandalaksha Gulf

| mouth_coordinates = {{Coord|66.6908|32.8694|display=it|region:RU_type:river_source:GNS-enwiki}}

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| basin_size_km2 = 26100

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The Kovda ({{langx|ru|Ковда}}, {{langx|fi|Koutajoki}}) is a river in the south of the Kola Peninsula in Murmansk Oblast and Republic of Karelia, Russia. It is {{convert|233|km|mi}} long, with a drainage basin of {{convert|26100|km2|mi2}}.[http://bse.sci-lib.com/article062324.html Ковда (река)], Great Soviet Encyclopedia The Kovda originates in the Lake Topozero and flows through the lakes Lake Pyaozero and Lake Kovdozero into the Kandalaksha Gulf.

The drainage basin of the Kovda includes the biggest lakes of the north of the Republic of Karelia and the south of Murmansk Oblast, such as Lake Topozero, Lake Pyaozero, Lake Tikshozero, and Lake Kovdozero.