Mahnalanselkä – Kirkkojärvi Explained

Mahnalanselkä – Kirkkojärvi
Pushpin Map:Finland
Location:Hämeenkyrö
Coords:61.5833°N 23.2417°W
Inflow:Pappilanjoki river, lake Kyrösjärvi
Outflow:Siuronkoski rapids to lake Kulovesi
Catchment:Kokemäenjoki
Basin Countries:Finland
Width:about 20km (10miles)
Area:19.544km2
Depth:4.81m (15.78feet)
Max-Depth:25.58m (83.92feet)
Volume:0.0941km3
Shore:84.56km (52.54miles)
Elevation:60.6m (198.8feet)
Frozen:December–April

Mahnalanselkä – Kirkkojärvi is a medium-sized lake in Finland. It is located in Pirkanmaa region in the Finnish Lakeland and in the Hämeenkyrö municipality. The lake is quite narrow and about 20 km long. There are four sub-lakes in the lake. The northeast part is called Kirkkojärvi, and southward is the Laitilansalmi strait, Kallioistenselkä open water, the Kallioistenahdas strait, the Mahnalanselkä open water and a narrow sublake called Jokisjärvi.[1]

In Finland there are 17 lakes called Kirkkojärvi. This is the biggest of them.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.jarviwiki.fi/w/index.php?title=Mahnalanselk%C3%A4_-_Kirkkoj%C3%A4rvi_%2835.511.1.001%29&setlang=en Mahnalanselkä – Kirkkojärvi in Järviwiki Web Service
  2. http://www.jarviwiki.fi/w/index.php?title=Kirkkoj%C3%A4rvi&setlang=en Kirkkojärvi-lakes in Järviwiki Web Service