Lake Kivijärvi (South Karelia)

For other uses, see Kivijärvi (disambiguation).

Lake Kivijärvi
Lake Kivijärvi
Coordinates	60.975°N 27.6734°E / 60.975; 27.6734
Lake type	Natural
Catchment area	Kymijoki
Basin countries	Finland
Surface area	76.365 km^2 (29.485 sq mi)
Average depth	5.26 m (17.3 ft)
Max. depth	27 m (89 ft)
Water volume	0.402 km^3 (0.096 cu mi)
Shore length^1	365.27 km (226.97 mi)
Surface elevation	75.2 m (247 ft)
Frozen	December–April
Islands	Haapasalo, Parkkisaari, Eteissaari, Muuraissaari
Settlements	Luumäki
^1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Lake Kivijärvi is a medium-sized lake in South Karelia, Eastern Finland, with a total area of 76.4 square kilometres (29 sq mi).[1] The name Kivijärvi is rather common name of the lake. In Finland there are 121 lakes with the same name. This one is the second biggest.[2]

See also

• List of lakes in Finland

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)