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 Karvianjoki basin that drains into the Gulf of Bothnia.[1]
Isojärvi | |
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Location | Pomarkku, Siikainen |
Coordinates | 61°44′N 21°48′E / 61.733°N 21.800°E |
Primary inflows | Pomarkunjoki |
Primary outflows | Merikarvianjoki, Salmusoja |
Basin countries | Finland |
Surface area | 38.824 km2 (14.990 sq mi) |
Average depth | 2.93 m (9 ft 7 in) |
Max. depth | 10.2 m (33 ft) |
Water volume | 0.114 km3 (92,000 acre⋅ft) |
Shore length1 | 199.39 km (123.90 mi) |
Surface elevation | 34.8 m (114 ft) |
Frozen | December–April |
Islands | Iso Rooholma, Honkaluoto, Kiilholma |
Settlements | Pomarkku, Siikainen |
References | [1] |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
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 lake Poosjärvi that drains through the river Poosjoki – Lampinjoki – Pohjajoki into the Gulf of Bothnia in Ahlainen, Pori.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Isojärvi in the Jarviwiki Web Service. Retrieved 2014-03-02. (in English)
- ^ Jarviwiki. All Isojärvi-lakes. Retrieved 2014-03-02. (in English)