Lake Skugwatn
Description:
Lake Skugvatn - Norwegian name Skogvatn - lies at an altitude of 31 meters above sea level on the Russian-Norwegian border, in the valley of the Paz River. In territorial and administrative terms, it belongs to both the Murmansk region of Russia and the Norwegian commune of Sør-Varanger. The lake is connected by the river Paz flowing from it with the water system of the Barents Sea. It usually feeds on atmospheric precipitation.
The relief of the coast is swampy, low. There are also forests, birch and pine.
The lake is used as a support for the nearby Melkefos HPP.
The northern part of it is decorated with a picturesque large bay of Fuglebukta. In addition, many small and large islands are scattered around the basin (Grasholmen, Nivasaari, Skoltecholmen).
On the lake there are Norwegian villages Skugstad, Fossalun, Fosheim, Björklund. There are no Russian settlements here. There is a Norwegian road along the west coast.