Höytiäinen

Coordinates: 62°48′N 029°39′E / 62.800°N 29.650°E / 62.800; 29.650
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Höytiäinen
Frozen lake Höytiäinen
Höytiäinen is located in Finland
Höytiäinen
Höytiäinen
LocationNorth Karelia
Coordinates62°48′N 029°39′E / 62.800°N 29.650°E / 62.800; 29.650
Primary outflowsPuntarikoski
Basin countriesFinland
Surface area282.64 km2 (109.13 sq mi)
Max. depth62 m (203 ft)
Surface elevation87.3 metres (286 ft)[1]
SettlementsKontiolahti
References[1]
Location of the lake

Höytiäinen is a lake in Finland. Due to a mismanaged drainage attempt during 1859, the lake was reduced by around one third of its size. It flows through a channel formed in the drainage attempt, called

Neva River delta and via Russia to the Gulf of Finland
.

References

  1. ^ a b "Finnish lakes larger than 40 square kilometers". Finnish Environment Institute. Archived from the original on July 25, 2011.

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