Mahnalanselkä – Kirkkojärvi is a medium-sized lake in Finland. It is located in Pirkanmaa region in the Finnish Lakeland and in the Hämeenkyrö municipality. The lake is quite narrow and about 20 km long. There are four sub-lakes in the lake. The northeast part is called Kirkkojärvi, and southward is the Laitilansalmi strait, Kallioistenselkä open water, the Kallioistenahdas strait, the Mahnalanselkä open water and a narrow sublake called Jokisjärvi.[1]
| Mahnalanselkä – Kirkkojärvi | |
|---|---|
  Mahnalanselkä – Kirkkojärvi | |
| Location | Hämeenkyrö |
| Coordinates | 61°35′00″N 23°14′30″E / 61.58333°N 23.24167°E |
| Primary inflows | Pappilanjoki river, lake Kyrösjärvi |
| Primary outflows | Siuronkoski rapids to lake Kulovesi |
| Catchment area | Kokemäenjoki |
| Basin countries | Finland |
| Max. width | about 20 km (12 mi) |
| Surface area | 19.544 km2 (7.546 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 4.81 m (15.8 ft) |
| Max. depth | 25.58 m (83.9 ft) |
| Water volume | 0.0941 km3 (76,300 acre⋅ft) |
| Shore length1 | 84.56 km (52.54 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 60.6 m (199 ft) |
| Frozen | December–April |
| References | [1] |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
In Finland there are 17 lakes called Kirkkojärvi. This is the biggest of them.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Mahnalanselkä – Kirkkojärvi in Järviwiki Web Service. Finnish Environment Institute. Retrieved 2014-03-12. (in English)
- ^ Kirkkojärvi-lakes in Järviwiki Web Service. Retrieved 2014-03-12. (in English)
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