Pyhäjärvi | |
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Lake Pyhäjärvi seen from Kauttua | |
Pyhäjärvi | |
Location | Satakunta, Southwest Finland |
Coordinates | 61°00′N 22°18′E / 61.000°N 22.300°E / 61.000; 22.300 |
Primary inflows | Yläneenjoki |
Primary outflows | Eurajoki |
Basin countries | Finland |
Max. length | 30 km (19 mi) |
Max. width | 8 km (5.0 mi) |
Surface area | 155.19 km (59.92 sq mi) |
Average depth | 5.4 m (18 ft) |
Max. depth | 26 m (85 ft) |
Water volume | 0.84 km (680,000 acre⋅ft) |
Surface elevation | 44.9 m (147 ft) |
Settlements | Eura, Säkylä, Pöytyä |
References |
Pyhäjärvi is a lake in Finland. It is the largest lake in the southwestern Finland and is notable for having relatively few islands. Although the lake is eutrophicated, it is considered a good fishing lake.
References
- ^ Finnish Environment Institute: Finnish lakes larger than 40 square kilometers Archived 2011-07-25 at the Wayback Machine
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