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The Kokemäenjoki (" Kokemäki River", sv, Kumo älv) is a river in southwestern Finland.


Geography

The river originates at Lake Liekovesi in the Pirkanmaa region, and flows to the
Gulf of Bothnia The Gulf of Bothnia (; fi, Pohjanlahti; sv, Bottniska viken) is divided into the Bothnian Bay and Bothnian Sea, and it is the northernmost arm of the Baltic Sea, between Finland's west coast ( East Bothnia) and the Sweden's east coast (West ...
at
Pori ) , website www.pori.fi Pori (; sv, Björneborg ) is a city and municipality on the west coast of Finland. The city is located some from the Gulf of Bothnia, on the estuary of the Kokemäki River, west of Tampere, north of Turku and north-w ...
in the Satakunta region. Primary tributaries of Kokemäenjoki are the
Loimijoki The river Loimijoki is a river in Finland and the longest tributary of the river Kokemäenjoki. The river originates at the lake Pyhäjärvi in Tammela and joins the river Kokemäenjoki in Huittinen. There is a difference in elevation between t ...
, Kauvatsanjoki and Harjunpäänjoki rivers.


See also

* Kokemäki Castle * Kyrösjärvi * Kulovesi *
Längelmävesi Längelmävesi () is a lake in southwestern Finland. The lake is located mostly in the Pirkanmaa region at an elevation of . Längelmävesi is within the municipalities of Jämsä (formerly Längelmäki), Kangasala (formerly Sahalahti), Kuh ...
* Rautavesi (Sastamala) * Index: Kokemäenjoki basin * List of rivers of Finland


References


External links


Kokemäenjoki-LIFE
— ''a project for the restoration and management of valuable natural sites along the Kokemäenjoki River.'' *http://www.kokemaenjoki.fi/etusivu/kokemaenjoki - in Finnish *http://www.pilvivene.com/suurijoki/ - in Finnish Rivers of Finland Landforms of Pirkanmaa Landforms of Satakunta {{Finland-river-stub