Kalajoki (river)

The Kalajoki (literally "Fish River") is a 130-kilometre (80 mi) long river in Northern Ostrobothnia, Finland. The river's origin is near Haapajärvi and its mouth is in Kalajoki municipality where the river flows into the Baltic Sea.

Kalajoki
Location
CountryFinland
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationLake Reisjärvi, Reisjärvi, Finland
Mouth 
  location
Bothnian Bay in Kalajoki, Finland
  coordinates
64°16′14″N 023°55′22″E
Length130 km (81 mi)
Basin size4,247 km2 (1,640 sq mi)


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