Kostonjärvi is a medium-sized lake in the
Iijoki
Iijoki is a river of Finland in the region of Northern Ostrobothnia. The river has many tributaries.Facta (encyclopedia) part 6, page 390, ''finnish'' It flows for into the Gulf of Bothnia. Some of its main tributaries are Siuruanjoki and Livo ...
main catchment area. It is located in
Taivalkoski
Taivalkoski is a municipality of Finland, it is located in the Province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region.
The municipality has a population of
() and covers an area of of
which
is water. The population density is
.
The m ...
municipality, in the
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 in
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 ...
.
[Kostonjärvi in Järviwiki Web Service]
Finnish Environment Institute
The Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE) ( fi, Suomen ympäristökeskus, sv, Finlands miljöcentral) is a multidisciplinary research and expert institute under the Ministry of the Environment, Finland. SYKE has four office and research facilitie ...
. Retrieved 2014-03-22. The surface elevation on the lake varies almost 5 meter due to the power production.
Hydrological forecasts: Iijoki watershed - Kostonjärvi
Finnish Environment Administration. Retrieved 2014-03-22.
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. ...
References
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Lakes of Posio
Lakes of Taivalkoski