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Lake Saarijärvi

Coordinates: 62°42′N 25°13′E / 62.700°N 25.217°E / 62.700; 25.217
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Lake Saarijärvi
Lake Saarijärvi
Lake Saarijärvi is located in Finland
Lake Saarijärvi
Lake Saarijärvi
Coordinates62°42′N 25°13′E / 62.700°N 25.217°E / 62.700; 25.217
Lake typeNatural
Catchment areaKymijoki
Basin countriesFinland
Surface area14.147 km2 (5.462 sq mi)
Average depth4.99 m (16.4 ft)
Max. depth24.7 m (81 ft)
Water volume0.0706 km3 (0.0169 cu mi)
Shore length153.99 km (33.55 mi)
Surface elevation117.4 m (385 ft)
FrozenDecember-April
IslandsElosaari
SettlementsSaarijärvi
References[1]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Lake Saarijärvi is a medium-sized lake in Central Finland. Saarijärvi is 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.

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References

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  1. ^ a b Saarijärvi in the Jarviwiki Web Service. Retrieved 2014-03-01. (in English)
  2. ^ The name Saarijärvi. Jarviwiki. Retrieved 2014-03-01. (in English)