Kaavinjärvi is a lake in eastern
Finland
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. The surface area of the lake is approximately 21 square kilometres (8 sq mi).
[Kaavinjärvi in the Jarviwiki Web Service]
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Kaavinjärvi is situated in the municipality of
Kaavi
Kaavi is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Northern Savonia region. Kaavi is also a part of historical Karelia. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . It is fr ...
. ''Kaavinjärvi'' means (in Finnish) ''lake of Kaavi''. In language of
Sami (also spelled Sámi or Saami) the word ''kaavi'' means ''boat harbour''.
Kaavinjärvi is 101 metres (331 ft) above the sea level. The Kaavinkoski Canal flows from Kaavinjärvi to
Rikkavesi
Rikkavesi is a medium-sized lake in eastern Finland. At approximately 63 square kilometres (24 sq mi), it is the 66th largest lake in Finland. Rikkavesi is situated in the municipalities of Kaavi, Outokumpu and Tuusniemi.[Saimaa
Saimaa ( , ; sv, Saimen) is a lake located in the Finnish Lakeland area in southeastern Finland. At approximately , it is the largest lake in Finland, and the fourth largest natural freshwater lake in Europe.
The name Saimaa likely comes from a ...]
via lakes Rikkavesi and
Juojärvi.
Kaavinjärvi was formed by glacial melting at the end of the Ice Age. The average depth is almost 9 metres (ca 30 ft) and the maximum depth is ca 42 metres (137 ft).
At approximately 123 hectares (0.47 sq mi) Hukkasaari is the biggest island of Kaavinjärvi. The second biggest island is Lehtosaari, 47 hectares (0.18 sq mi).
The total length of shoreline is 127 kilometres (79 mi).
Harbours
Kaavi harbour is situated ca 800 metres from the village centre. The harbour is suitable for temporary stay and camping. The depth of the shipping route to the Kaavi harbour is 1,5 metres. There are guest boat jetty, boat ramp, covered campfire site, waste bin and toilet in the harbour.
Landing site of Mönkkössaari island is situated in the northern end of Kaavinjärvi. There are covered campfire site and toilet in the landing site of the island.
Melttusvirta excursion harbour is suitable for temporary stay. There are jetty, boat ramp, covered campfire site, beach, cabin for changing clothes, dry toilet, waste bin in the harbour. The depth of the route to the harbour is 1.2 metres.
Kaavinkoski excursion harbour is by the Kaavinkoski Canal. The harbour is near the bridge of Tuusniemi-Luikonlahti road. The harbour is suitable for both boaters and canoers. The depth of the shipping route to the harbour is 1.5 metres.
Information Map, Pohjois-Savon liitto, January 6, 2013
See also
*List of lakes in Finland
There are 187,888 lakes in Finland larger than 5 Hectare#Are, ares (500 square metres / 5,382 sq.ft.) Most are small, but there are 309 lakes or reservoirs larger than 10 km². They are listed here along with some smaller noteworthy lakes. ...
* Vaikkojoki
References
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Lakes of Kaavi