Kuohijärvi
Kuohijärvi is a lake in Finland. It is part of a chain of lakes that begins from the lakes Lummene and Vesijako at the drainage divide between the Kokemäenjoki and Kymijoki basins, flows westwards from there and drains into lake Mallasvesi through the lakes Kuohijärvi, Kukkia, Iso-Roine, Hauhonselkä and Ilmoilanselkä. The lake is part of the Kokemäenjoki basin and is located for the biggest part in the area of the city of Hämeenlinna (in the area of the former municipality of Hauho) in the Tavastia Proper region and for a smaller part in the municipality of Pälkäne (in the area of the former municipality of Luopioinen) in the Pirkanmaa region.
| Kuohijärvi | |
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.jpg.webp) Kuohijärvi in an aerial photograph in February 2017. | |
  Kuohijärvi | |
| Location | Hämeenlinna, Pälkäne |
| Coordinates | 61°14′00″N 24°53′00″E |
| Basin countries | Finland |
| Surface area | 35 km2 (14 sq mi) |
| Shore length1 | 116 km (72 mi) |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
See also
- List of lakes in Finland
References
- Finnish Environment Institute: Lakes in Finland
- Etelä-Savon ympäristökeskus: Saimaa, nimet ja rajaukset (in Finnish)
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