Nilakka is a rather large lake in Northern Savonia, Finland. With the area of nearly 169 km2 it is the 25th largest lake in the country.[2] It's a shallow lake, connected by canals to upper Lake Pielavesi and lower Iisvesi.

Nilakka
Nilakka is located in Finland
Nilakka
Nilakka
LocationNorthern Savonia
Coordinates63°05′N 26°31′E / 63.083°N 26.517°E / 63.083; 26.517
TypeLake
Primary inflowsSäviänvirta
Primary outflowsÄyskoski rapids, lake Iisvesi
Catchment areaKymijoki
Basin countriesFinland
Max. lengthover 40 km (25 mi)
Max. widthmax 10 km (6.2 mi)
Surface area168.51 km2 (65.06 sq mi)
Average depth4.86 m (15.9 ft)
Max. depth21.74 m (71.3 ft)
Water volume0.821 km3 (666,000 acre⋅ft)
Shore length1357.81 km (222.33 mi)
Surface elevation102.2 m (335 ft)
Islands150
SettlementsKeitele
References[1]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

References edit

  1. ^ Nilakka in Järviwiki Web Service. Finnish Environment Institute. Retrieved 2014-03-17. (in English)
  2. ^ Lakes by size in Järviwiki Web Service. Retrieved 2014-03-17. (in English)