Nuasjärvi is a medium-sized lake in Kainuu region in northern Finland. It is located in Sotkamo and it belongs to the Oulujoki main catchment area.[1] Nuasjärvi is separated from another lake Rehja with strait Rimpilänsalmi. The lake is near the Vuokatti Ski and Golf Center.

Nuasjärvi-Rehja
Nuasjärvi-Rehja is located in Finland
Nuasjärvi-Rehja
Nuasjärvi-Rehja
Coordinates64°10′N 28°03′E / 64.167°N 28.050°E / 64.167; 28.050
TypeLake
Primary inflowsTenetti
Primary outflowsSipinen
Catchment areaOulujoki
Basin countriesFinland
Surface area96.44 km2 (37.24 sq mi)
Average depth8.52 m (28.0 ft)
Max. depth44 m (144 ft)
Water volume0.822 km3 (666,000 acre⋅ft)
Shore length1171.31 km (106.45 mi)
Surface elevation137.9 m (452 ft)
FrozenDecember–April
SettlementsSotkamo
References[1]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

The lake is affected by saline mine water originating nearby Talvivaara Terrafame Ni-Zn mine and the benthic ecosystem is deteriorating due to mine pollution[2]

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  1. ^ a b Rehja-Nuasjärvi in the Jarviwiki Web Service. Retrieved 2014-03-01. (in English)
  2. ^ Luoto, Leppänen, Weckström (December 2019). "Waste water discharge from a large Ni-Zn open cast mine degrades benthic integrity of Lake Nuasjärvi (Finland), Environmental Pollution, 2019, 113268". Environmental Pollution. 255 (Pt 2): 113268. doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2019.113268. hdl:10138/334444. PMID 31574392. S2CID 203640462.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)