Lake Kitkajärvi is a rather large lake of
Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...
. It is situated partly in
Posio
Posio is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Lapland. The municipality has a population of
() and covers an area of of
which
is water. The population density is
. Neighbour municipalities are Rovaniemi, Kemijärvi, Ranua ...
in
Lapland region and partly in
Kuusamo
Kuusamo ( sme, Guossán; smn, Kuáccám) is a town and municipality in Finland. It is located in the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is .
T ...
municipality in
Northern Ostrobothnia
North Ostrobothnia ( fi, Pohjois-Pohjanmaa; sv, Norra Österbotten) is a region of Finland. It borders the Finnish regions of Lapland, Kainuu, North Savo, Central Finland and Central Ostrobothnia, as well as the Russian Republic of Karelia. T ...
region, and it belongs to the
Koutajoki main catchment area. The southern part of the lake is called
Yli-Kitka
Yli-Kitka is a lake in Finland, in the municipalities of Kuusamo and Posio. The lake is connected to Ala-Kitka at Kilkilösalmi strait. Yli-Kitka combined with Ala-Kitka is the largest unregulated lake in Finland. Together they are called Kitkajà ...
(meaning Upper Kitka) and northern part is called ''Ala-Kitka'' (meaning Lower Kitka). Kitkajärvi is 14th biggest lake in Finland.
[The area of Kitka in the Jarviwiki Web Service]
Retrieved 2014-02-27. It is also the biggest unregulated lake, because there is not any power stations in the outflow. Rather big part of the lake is protected in the
Natura 2000
Natura 2000 is a network of nature protection areas in the territory of the European Union. It is made up of Special Areas of Conservation and Special Protection Areas designated under the Habitats Directive and the Birds Directive, respectively ...
protection program. The water in the lake is very clean.
Description of the Kitkajärvi Area
. EUNIS. Retrieved 2014-02-27. There is a route around the lake for paddlers.
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. ...
Posiolapland.com
- Posio Tourism
References
Lakes of Kuusamo
Lakes of Posio
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