Lake Kivijärvi (Central Finland)

For other uses, see Kivijärvi (disambiguation).

Kivijärvi
Kivijärvi
Location	Central Finland
Coordinates	63°07′N 025°11′E
Lake type	Natural
Catchment area	1,739 km^2 (671 sq mi)
Basin countries	Finland
Max. length	50 km (31 mi)
Max. width	10 km (6.2 mi)
Surface area	154.03 km^2 (59.47 sq mi)
Average depth	8.36 m (27.4 ft)
Max. depth	45 m (148 ft)
Water volume	1.294 km^3 (0.310 cu mi)
Shore length^1	544.5 km (338.3 mi)
Surface elevation	130.8 m (429 ft)
Islands	Lehtosaari, Lammassaari, Naurissaari
Settlements	Kannonkoski, Kivijärvi, Kinnula
References	[1]
^1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Kivijärvi is a rather large lake in Finland. The name Kivijärvi is rather common and there are 121 lakes with the same name. This is the biggest of them. The lake is located in the Central Finland region. It is 30th biggest lake in Finland.^[2] It is a good lake for fishing. For example, a 10.1 kg (22 lb) lake trout was caught in Kivijärvi lake in summer 2001.^[3]

References

1. Järviwiki Web Service. Finnish Environment Institute. Retrieved 2014-02-26. (in English)
2. Lake statistics. Järviwiki Web Service. Retrieved 2014-02-25. (in English)
3. Luonnonvoimaa Archived 2014-02-26 at archive.today. Turism in Saarijärvi region. Retrieved 2014-02-25. (in English)