Lake Saarijärvi is a medium-sized lake in Central Finland. Saarijärvi is a very common name of a lake in Finnish. There are 198 lakes with this name in Finland.[2] The biggest of them is located in Saarijärvi municipality.[1] The municipality is located between two lakes, Saarijärvi and Pyhäjärvi.
Lake Saarijärvi | |
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Coordinates | 62°42′N 25°13′E / 62.700°N 25.217°E |
Lake type | Natural |
Catchment area | Kymijoki |
Basin countries | Finland |
Surface area | 14.147 km2 (5.462 sq mi) |
Average depth | 4.99 m (16.4 ft) |
Max. depth | 24.7 m (81 ft) |
Water volume | 0.0706 km3 (0.0169 cu mi) |
Shore length1 | 53.99 km (33.55 mi) |
Surface elevation | 117.4 m (385 ft) |
Frozen | December-April |
Islands | Elosaari |
Settlements | Saarijärvi |
References | [1] |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Saarijärvi in the Jarviwiki Web Service. Retrieved 2014-03-01. (in English)
- ^ The name Saarijärvi. Jarviwiki. Retrieved 2014-03-01. (in English)