Mahnalanselkä – Kirkkojärvi

61°35′00″N 23°14′30″E / 61.58333°N 23.24167°E / 61.58333; 23.24167Primary inflowsPappilanjoki river, lake KyrösjärviPrimary outflowsSiuronkoski rapids to lake KulovesiCatchment areaKokemäenjokiBasin countriesFinlandMax. widthabout 20 km (12 mi)Surface area19.544 km2 (7.546 sq mi)Average depth4.81 m (15.8 ft)Max. depth25.58 m (83.9 ft)Water volume0.0941 km3 (76,300 acre⋅ft)Shore length184.56 km (52.54 mi)Surface elevation60.6 m (199 ft)FrozenDecember–AprilReferences[1]1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Mahnalanselkä – Kirkkojärvi is a medium-sized lake in Finland. It is located in Pirkanmaa region in the Finnish Lakeland and in the Hämeenkyrö municipality. The lake is quite narrow and about 20 km long. There are four sub-lakes in the lake. The northeast part is called Kirkkojärvi, and southward is the Laitilansalmi strait, Kallioistenselkä open water, the Kallioistenahdas strait, the Mahnalanselkä open water and a narrow sublake called Jokisjärvi.[1]

In Finland there are 17 lakes called Kirkkojärvi. This is the biggest of them.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Mahnalanselkä – Kirkkojärvi in Järviwiki Web Service. Finnish Environment Institute. Retrieved 2014-03-12. (in English)
  2. ^ Kirkkojärvi-lakes in Järviwiki Web Service. Retrieved 2014-03-12. (in English)


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