Pyhäselkä (lake)
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| Geographical location | North Karelia ( Finland ) | |
| Tributaries | Pielisjoki , outflow from the Höytiäinen | |
| Drain | to the Orivesi | |
| Islands | Tikansaari | |
| Places on the shore | Joensuu | |
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| Coordinates | 62 ° 28 ′ N , 29 ° 46 ′ E | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 75.9 m | |
| surface | 361.1 km² | |
| volume | 3.162 km³ | |
| Maximum depth | 67 m | |
| Middle deep | 8.76 m | |
| Catchment area | 24,338 km² | |
Pyhäselkä is a 361.1 km² lake in the North Karelia countryside in Finland . It forms the northernmost part of the Saimaa lake system. The most important tributaries are the Pielisjoki , which drains the Pielinen , among other things , and the outflow of the Höytiäinen lake, located about 5 km to the north . The city of Joensuu is located on the northeastern bank of the lake at the mouth of the Pielisjoki. The places Pyhäselkä and Rääkkylä are close to the southern shore of the lake. Pyhäselkä is connected to Lake Orivesi to the southwest .
See also
Web links
Commons : Lake Pyhäselkä - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Finnish Environment Institute: Finnish lakes larger than 40 square kilometers ( Memento of the original from July 25, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b c d e JÄRVIWIKI - Pyhäselkä (Saimaa) (04.321.1.001)
