Isojärvi (Satakunta)

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Isojärvi
Isojärvi panorama 3.jpg
Isojärvi is located in Finland
Isojärvi
Isojärvi
LocationPomarkku, Siikainen
Coordinates61°44′N 21°48′E / 61.733°N 21.800°E / 61.733; 21.800Coordinates: 61°44′N 21°48′E / 61.733°N 21.800°E / 61.733; 21.800
Primary inflowsPomarkunjoki
Primary outflowsMerikarvianjoki, Salmusoja
Basin countriesFinland
Surface area38.824 km2 (14.990 sq mi)
Average depth2.93 m (9 ft 7 in)
Max. depth10.2 m (33 ft)
Water volume0.114 km3 (92,000 acre⋅ft)
Shore length1199.39 km (123.90 mi)
Surface elevation34.8 m (114 ft)
FrozenDecember–April
IslandsIso Rooholma, Honkaluoto, Kiilholma
SettlementsPomarkku, Siikainen
References[1]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Isojärvi is a medium-sized lake in Finland. It is situated in the region of Satakunta in Western Finland and in the municipalities of Pomarkku in south and Siikainen in north. The lake is a part of the basin that drains into the Gulf of Bothnia.[1]

Isojärvi is common lake name in Finland. There are 31 lakes with this name. Satakunta's isojärvi is the biggest of them.[2]

The lake is a bifurcation lake: the main part of its waters flow into the Merikarvianjoki River that mouths into the Gulf of Bothnia in Merikarvia but part of the waters flow through the Salmusoja River into that drains through the river Poosjoki – Lampinjoki – Pohjajoki into the Gulf of Bothnia in Ahlainen, Pori.

See also[]

  • List of lakes in Finland
  • Walden Pond, Massachusetts on June 27, 2012.png Lakes portal

References[]

  1. ^ a b Isojärvi in the Jarviwiki Web Service. Retrieved 2014-03-02. (in English)
  2. ^ Jarviwiki. All Isojärvi-lakes. Retrieved 2014-03-02. (in English)


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