Nuasjärvi Explained

Nuasjärvi-Rehja
Pushpin Map:Finland
Coords:64.1667°N 31°W
Type:Lake
Inflow:Tenetti
Outflow:Sipinen
Catchment:Oulujoki
Basin Countries:Finland
Area:96.44km2
Depth:8.52m (27.95feet)
Max-Depth:44m (144feet)
Volume:0.822km3
Shore:171.31km (106.45miles)
Elevation:137.9m (452.4feet)
Frozen:December–April
Cities:Sotkamo

Nuasjärvi is a medium-sized lake in Kainuu region in northern Finland. It is located in Sotkamo and it belongs to the Oulujoki main catchment area.[1] Nuasjärvi is separated from another lake Rehja with strait Rimpilänsalmi. The lake is near the Vuokatti Ski and Golf Center.

The lake is affected by saline mine water originating nearby Talvivaara Terrafame Ni-Zn mine and the benthic ecosystem is deteriorating due to mine pollution[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.jarviwiki.fi/w/index.php?title=Rehja_-_Nuasj%C3%A4rvi_%2859.811.1.001%29&setlang=en Rehja-Nuasjärvi in the Jarviwiki Web Service
  2. Waste water discharge from a large Ni-Zn open cast mine degrades benthic integrity of Lake Nuasjärvi (Finland), Environmental Pollution, 2019, 113268. Luoto, Leppänen, Weckström. Environmental Pollution . December 2019. 255 . Pt 2 . 113268 . 10.1016/j.envpol.2019.113268 . 31574392 . 10138/334444 . 203640462 . free.