Roine (Finland)

Roine is a medium-sized lake in Finland. The lake is located in the Pirkanmaa region, mostly in the municipality of Kangasala and for a lesser part in the municipality of Pälkäne.[1]

Roine
Roine
LocationKangasala, Pälkäne
Coordinates61°24′N 024°03′E
Lake typeNatural
Catchment areaKokemäenjoki
Basin countriesFinland
Surface area54.587 km2 (21.076 sq mi)
Average depth7.36 m (24.1 ft)
Max. depth38.4 m (126 ft)
Water volume0.402 km3 (0.096 cu mi)
Shore length1195.21 km (121.30 mi)
Surface elevation84.2 m (276 ft)
FrozenDecember-April
IslandsRaronsalo, Vänninsalo, Papinsaari
SettlementsKangasala
References[1]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

The lake is part of Kokemäenjoki basin and a chain of lakes that consists of Längelmävesi, Vesijärvi, Roine, Pälkänevesi and Mallasvesi. This chain of lakes drains into Vanajavesi in Valkeakoski and from southeast another chain of lakes, consisting of the lakes Lummene, Vehkajärvi, Vesijako, Kuohijärvi, Kukkia, Iso-Roine, Hauhonselkä and Ilmoilanselkä joins into it. In Finnish the former chain of lakes is called Längelmäveden reitti and the latter Hauhon reitti as it runs through the former municipality of Hauho.

In Finnish culture Längelmävesi and Roine are well known as they are mentioned in the famous poem "En sommardag i Kangasala" (Finnish: Kesäpäivä Kangasalla) by Zachris Topelius and have thus became part of Finnish national landscape imagery.

See also

  • List of lakes in Finland

References

  1. Roine in the Jarviwiki Web Service. Retrieved 2014-03-01. (in English)
  • Media related to Roine at Wikimedia Commons


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