Vuontisjärvi (; ) is a small lake and a village located in Finnish
Lapland. It belongs to Kemijoki main catchment area.
[Vuontisjärvi in the Jarviwiki Web Service]
Retrieved 2014-03-02.
The area of the lake was reduced greatly in 1861. During the spring flood the waters escaped through a ditch dug by a local man, and a new river formed. The new water level is six metres below the original.
See also
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List of lakes in Finland
Most lakes in Finland are small, but there are 309 lakes or reservoirs with a surface area larger than 10 km². There are about 5,600 lakes in Finland that are larger than 0.1 km² (10 hectares or 100'000 square metres), and 187,888 lakes ...
References
Landforms of Lapland (Finland)
Lakes of Enontekiö
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