Yli-Kitka
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| Geographical location | Northern Ostrobothnia , Lapland ( Finland ) | |
| Drain | Kilkilösalmi → Ala-Kitka | |
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| Coordinates | 66 ° 8 ′ N , 28 ° 35 ′ E | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 240.4 m | |
| surface | 237.31 km² | |
| length | 48 km | |
| width | 9 km | |
| volume | 1.563 km³ | |
| scope | 623.24 km | |
| Maximum depth | 41.2 m | |
| Middle deep | 6.59 m | |
| Catchment area | 1409 km² | |
Yli-Kitka is a lake in Finland , in the municipalities of Kuusamo ( Northern Ostrobothnia ) and Posio ( Lapland ). The lake is connected to the northern Ala-Kitka lake by the Kilkilösalmi Sound . Together, the two lakes form the Kitkajärvi lake system. With 237 km² the Yli-Kitka is the largest unregulated lake in Finland. It is at a height of 240.4 m.
The Riisitunturi National Park is north of the lake. The lake system is drained on the east bank of the Ala-Kitka over the Kitkajoki to Oulankajoki and is part of the catchment area of the Russian river Kowda , which flows into the White Sea .