Sapsojärvet

Sapsojärvet is a medium-sized lake in Kainuu region in northern Finland. The name is in plural, and it can also be in singular: Sapsojärvi. The lake is almost divided in two parts, Iso-Sapsojärvi and Kiantajärvi.[1] The lake in situated in the Sotkamo municipality, quite center in the village. It is often in Finnish television, because in the shore there is a stadium for Finnish baseball.

Sapsojärvet
Sapsojärvet
LocationSotkamo
Coordinates64°06′N 028°27′E
TypeLake
Catchment areaOulujärvi
Basin countriesFinland
Surface area19.74 km2 (7.62 sq mi)
Average depth6.43 m (21.1 ft)
Max. depth25.73 m (84.4 ft)
Water volume0.127 km3 (103,000 acre⋅ft)
Shore length144.43 km (27.61 mi)
Surface elevation137.9 m (452 ft)
FrozenDecember–April
References[1]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

See also

  • List of lakes in Finland

References

  1. Sapsojärvet in the Jarviwiki Web Service. Retrieved 2014-03-01. (in English)


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