Höytiäinen
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Höytiäinen | |
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Location | North Karelia |
Coordinates | 62°48′N 029°39′E / 62.800°N 29.650°E |
Primary outflows | Puntarikoski |
Basin countries | Finland |
Surface area | 282.64 km2 (109.13 sq mi) |
Max. depth | 62 m (203 ft) |
Surface elevation | 87.3 metres (286 ft)[1] |
Settlements | Kontiolahti |
References | [1] |
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
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References
- ^ a b "Finnish lakes larger than 40 square kilometers". Finnish Environment Institute. Archived from the original on July 25, 2011.
External links
- Media related to Lake Höytiäinen at Wikimedia Commons