Sääksjärvi

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Sääksjärvi
Sääksjärvi Kokemäki Finland.JPG
Geographical location Satakunta ( Finland )
Tributaries Piilijoki
Drain Kauvatsanjoki
Location close to the shore Pori
Data
Coordinates 61 ° 24 ′ 0 ″  N , 22 ° 24 ′ 0 ″  E Coordinates: 61 ° 24 ′ 0 ″  N , 22 ° 24 ′ 0 ″  E
Sääksjärvi (Finland)
Sääksjärvi
Altitude above sea level 49  m
surface 33.18 km²
volume 0.124 km³
Maximum depth 9.11 m
Middle deep 3.72 m
Catchment area 688 km²

particularities

Impact crater

Map of the lake with the location of the impact crater

The Sääksjärvi is a lake in the Finnish landscape Satakunta .

The 33.18 km² lake is located about 30 km east of Pori at an altitude of 49 m. The Piilijoki flows into the lake on the northeast bank. The Kauvatsanjoki drains the Sääksjärvi at its southeast end and flows to the nearby Kokemäenjoki .

The lake covers an impact crater with a diameter of 5 km. The age of the impact is estimated to be 602 ± 17 million years.

Web links

Commons : Lake Sääksjärvi (Kokemäki)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d e f JÄRVIWIKI - Sääksjärvi (35.152.1.001)
  2. ^ Impact Structures of the World - Sääksjärvi