Lämsänjärvi is a small lake located in the district of Oulunsuu in Oulu, Finland. There is a public beach on the northeast side of the lake which is maintained by the city and a church operated camp building on the west side which was built in 1936. The lake used to be very shallow overgrown swamp water but it was dredged in the early 1980s and converted in to its current form.[2] Pedestrian and bicycle paths go around the lake as well as skiing and snowmobile trails in the winter. In 2014 the beach was closed after an outbreak of diarrhea and vomiting amongst the swimmers[3] and samples of the water were confirmed to have contained norovirus and adenoviridae which tend to spread easily in smaller bodies of water. The water quality is monitored closely and tested every year before the swimming season begins.
Lämsänjärvi | |
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![]() Lämsänjärvi in July 2006 | |
Location | Oulunsuu, Oulu, Finland |
Coordinates | 64°59′46″N 25°32′46″E / 64.99611°N 25.54611°E |
Type | Small lake |
Surface area | 0.0293 km2 (0.0113 sq mi) |
Average depth | 0.5 m (1 ft 8 in) |
Shore length1 | 0.7 km (0.43 mi) |
Surface elevation | 18.5 m (61 ft) |
References | [1] |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
References
edit- ^ "Uimavesiprofili – Lämsänjärvi, Oulu" (PDF). www.ouka.fi (in Finnish). Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 January 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ^ "Lämsänjärvi (59.111.1.001)". Järviwiki (in Finnish). Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ^ "Lämsänjärvelle annettiin harvinainen uintikielto - punaiset kyltit rannalla". Kaleva.fi (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2023.