Puula
| Puula | |
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| File:Lake Puulavesi.jpg Puula during a summer evening | |
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| Location | Southern Savonia, Finland |
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| Basin countries | Finland |
| Surface area | 330.76 km2 (127.71 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 9.2 m (30 ft) |
| Max. depth | 62 m (203 ft) |
| Surface elevation | 94.7 m (311 ft) |
| Settlements | Hirvensalmi, Kangasniemi |
| References | [1][2] |
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Puula (or Puulavesi) is a lake in the Kymi River area in the Finnish municipalities of Hirvensalmi, Kangasniemi and Mikkeli. Puula is 94.7 metres (311 ft) above sea level, with a surface area of 331 square kilometres (128 sq mi). It is 62 metres (203 ft) deep at its deepest point, located near Porttisalmi at Simpiänselkä, which is the biggest open area of the lake. Two big lakes Suontee and Puula were one lake until year 1854, when the water level was lowered 2.5 meters. This brought geological stacks above the surface, which are formed by water.
Water from lake Puula runs down to Vahvajärvi through Kissakoski Canal.
Puula is known as a body of water with lake trout and lake salmon and it is therefore popular among trollers. The largest lake salmon in Finland in the 21st century, which weighed 12.4 kg, came from Puula. Multi-kilo trout are a typical catch from Puula.[3]
See also
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- ^ Finnish Environment Institute: Finnish lakes larger than 40 square kilometers Archived 2011-07-25 at the Wayback Machine
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Error creating thumbnail: File missing Media related to Lua error in Module:Commons_link at line 62: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). at Wikimedia Commons
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Stacks near island Väisälänsaari.
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Vuojaselkä open area
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