Mahnalanselkä – Kirkkojärvi

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]

Mahnalanselkä – Kirkkojärvi
Mahnalanselkä – Kirkkojärvi is located in Finland
Mahnalanselkä – Kirkkojärvi
Mahnalanselkä – Kirkkojärvi
LocationHämeenkyrö
Coordinates61°35′00″N 23°14′30″E / 61.58333°N 23.24167°E / 61.58333; 23.24167
Primary inflowsPappilanjoki river, lake Kyrösjärvi
Primary outflowsSiuronkoski rapids to lake Kulovesi
Catchment areaKokemäenjoki
Basin countriesFinland
Max. widthabout 20 km (12 mi)
Surface area19.544 km2 (7.546 sq mi)
Average depth4.81 m (15.8 ft)
Max. depth25.58 m (83.9 ft)
Water volume0.0941 km3 (76,300 acre⋅ft)
Shore length184.56 km (52.54 mi)
Surface elevation60.6 m (199 ft)
FrozenDecember–April
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1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

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

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