Lake Kivijärvi (Central Finland) Explained

Kivijärvi
Pushpin Map:Finland
Image Bathymetry:Map-kivijarvi.svg
Location:Central Finland
Coords:63.1167°N 36°W
Lake Type:Natural
Catchment:1739km2
Basin Countries:Finland
Length:50km (30miles)
Width:10km (10miles)
Area:154.03km2
Depth:8.36m (27.43feet)
Max-Depth:45m (148feet)
Volume:1.294km3
Shore:544.5km (338.3miles)
Elevation:130.8m (429.1feet)
Islands:Lehtosaari, Lammassaari, Naurissaari
Cities:Kannonkoski, Kivijärvi, Kinnula
Reference:[1]

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 lake trout was caught in Kivijärvi lake in summer 2001.[3]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.jarviwiki.fi/wiki/Kivij%C3%A4rvi_%2814.443.1.001%29 Järviwiki Web Service.
  2. http://www.jarviwiki.fi/wiki/Lake_statistics Lake statistics
  3. http://www.saarijarviregion.fi/activities/fishing_and_hunting Luonnonvoimaa