Lake Kivijärvi (Central Finland)
Kivijärvi is a rather large lake in Finland. The name Kivijärvi is rather common and there are 121 lakes with the same name. This is the biggest of them. The lake is located in the Central Finland region. It is 30th biggest lake in Finland.[2] It is a good lake for fishing. For example, a 10.1 kg (22 lb) lake trout was caught in Kivijärvi lake in summer 2001.[3]
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| Location | Central Finland |
| Coordinates | 63°07′N 025°11′E |
| Lake type | Natural |
| Catchment area | 1,739 km2 (671 sq mi) |
| Basin countries | Finland |
| Max. length | 50 km (31 mi) |
| Max. width | 10 km (6.2 mi) |
| Surface area | 154.03 km2 (59.47 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 8.36 m (27.4 ft) |
| Max. depth | 45 m (148 ft) |
| Water volume | 1.294 km3 (0.310 cu mi) |
| Shore length1 | 544.5 km (338.3 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 130.8 m (429 ft) |
| Islands | Lehtosaari, Lammassaari, Naurissaari |
| Settlements | Kannonkoski, Kivijärvi, Kinnula |
| References | [1] |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
References
- Järviwiki Web Service. Finnish Environment Institute. Retrieved 2014-02-26. (in English)
- Lake statistics. Järviwiki Web Service. Retrieved 2014-02-25. (in English)
- Luonnonvoimaa Archived 2014-02-26 at Archive.today. Turism in Saarijärvi region. Retrieved 2014-02-25. (in English)
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