Kannonselkä

Kannonselkä (also called Kannonjärvi) is a medium-sized lake of Central Finland in the Kymijoki main catchment area. It is in the area of Kannonkoski municipality.[1] The lake is in quite natural condition and there are good possibilities for fishing.[2] There are several archaeological settlement places in Otaniemi on the lake shore.[3]

Kannonselkä
Kannonselkä
LocationKannonkoski
Coordinates62°54′N 25°15′E
TypeLake
Primary inflowsPajusalmi
Primary outflowsKannonkoski rapids
Catchment areaKymijoki
Basin countriesFinland
Surface area11.236 km2 (4.338 sq mi)
Average depth4.74 m (15.6 ft)
Max. depth19.44 m (63.8 ft)
Water volume0.0538 km3 (43,600 acre⋅ft)
Shore length149.41 km (30.70 mi)
Surface elevation140.7 m (462 ft)
FrozenDecember–April
IslandsRäihänsaari
References[1]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

References

  1. Kannonselkä in Järviwiki. Finnish Environment Institute: Lakes in Finland. Retrieved 2014-2-28. (in English)
  2. Kalapaikka.net. Retrieved 2014-2-28. (in Finnish)
  3. Kannonkosken muinaisjäännösinventointi lokakuussa 2004. Published by Mikroliitti. Retrieved 2014-2-28. (in Finnish)

See also

  • List of lakes in Finland
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