Nuasjärvi is a medium-sized lake in Kainuu region in northern Finland. It is located in Sotkamo and it belongs to the Oulujoki main catchment area.[1] Nuasjärvi is separated from another lake Rehja with strait Rimpilänsalmi. The lake is near the Vuokatti Ski and Golf Center.
| Nuasjärvi-Rehja | |
|---|---|
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  Nuasjärvi-Rehja | |
| Coordinates | 64°10′N 28°03′E / 64.167°N 28.050°E |
| Type | Lake |
| Primary inflows | Tenetti |
| Primary outflows | Sipinen |
| Catchment area | Oulujoki |
| Basin countries | Finland |
| Surface area | 96.44 km2 (37.24 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 8.52 m (28.0 ft) |
| Max. depth | 44 m (144 ft) |
| Water volume | 0.822 km3 (666,000 acre⋅ft) |
| Shore length1 | 171.31 km (106.45 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 137.9 m (452 ft) |
| Frozen | December–April |
| Settlements | Sotkamo |
| References | [1] |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
The lake is affected by saline mine water originating nearby Talvivaara Terrafame Ni-Zn mine and the benthic ecosystem is deteriorating due to mine pollution[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Rehja-Nuasjärvi in the Jarviwiki Web Service. Retrieved 2014-03-01. (in English)
- ^ Luoto, Leppänen, Weckström (December 2019). "Waste water discharge from a large Ni-Zn open cast mine degrades benthic integrity of Lake Nuasjärvi (Finland), Environmental Pollution, 2019, 113268". Environmental Pollution. 255 (Pt 2): 113268. doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2019.113268. hdl:10138/334444. PMID 31574392. S2CID 203640462.
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