Lake Saarijärvi (Saarijärvi)
Lake Saarijärvi is a medium-sized lake in Central Finland. Saarijärvi in a very common name of a lake in Finnish. There are 198 lakes with this name in Finland.[2] The biggest of them is located in Saarijärvi municipality.[1] The municipality is located between two lakes, Saarijärvi and Pyhäjärvi.
| Lake Saarijärvi | |
|---|---|
 Lake Saarijärvi | |
  Lake Saarijärvi | |
| Coordinates | 62°42′N 25°13′E |
| Lake type | Natural |
| Catchment area | Kymijoki |
| Basin countries | Finland |
| Surface area | 14.147 km2 (5.462 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 4.99 m (16.4 ft) |
| Max. depth | 24.7 m (81 ft) |
| Water volume | 0.0706 km3 (0.0169 cu mi) |
| Shore length1 | 53.99 km (33.55 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 117.4 m (385 ft) |
| Frozen | December-April |
| Islands | Elosaari |
| Settlements | Saarijärvi |
| References | [1] |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
See also
- List of lakes in Finland
References
- Saarijärvi in the Jarviwiki Web Service. Retrieved 2014-03-01. (in English)
- The name Saarijärvi. Jarviwiki. Retrieved 2014-03-01. (in English)
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