Ounasjoki

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Ounasjoki
Ounasjoki

Ounasjoki

Data
Water code FI : 65.5
location Lapland ( Finland )
River system Kemijoki
Drain over Kemijoki  → Baltic Sea
origin Ounasjärvi south of the village of Hetta ( Enontekiö )
68 ° 23 ′ 45 ″  N , 23 ° 44 ′ 2 ″  E
Source height 286.9  m
muzzle in the Kemijoki coordinates: 66 ° 30 ′ 45 "  N , 25 ° 44 ′ 2"  E 66 ° 30 ′ 45 "  N , 25 ° 44 ′ 2"  E

length 299.6 km
Catchment area 13,968 km²
Left tributaries Vuontisjoki , Käkkälöjoki , Syvä Tepastojoki , Loukinen , Kuusanjoki , Maunujoki , Molkojoki , Meltausjoki
Right tributaries Pallasjoki , Levijoki , Aakenusjoki , Latosuvanto , Kallojoki
Medium-sized cities Rovaniemi
Communities Kittila

The Ounasjoki [ ˈɔu̯nɑsjɔki ] is a right tributary of the Kemijoki , which has its source in the Finnish part of Lapland . It comes from the Ounasjärvi south of the village of Hetta ( Enontekiö ). From there, the Ounasjoki first flows eastwards and then makes a sharp curve that allows it to continue flowing east of the Pallas- Ounastunturi massif in a southeastern direction.

The Ounasjoki is one of the longest rivers in Finland; it flows into the Kemijoki in Rovaniemi .

Web links

Commons : Ounasjoki  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. JÄRVIWIKI - Ounasjärvi (65.632.1.001)