Nuasjärvi

Nuasjärvi is a medium-sized lake in Kainuu region in northern Finland. It is located in Sotkamo and it belongs to the Oulujoki main catchment area.^[1] Nuasjärvi is separated from another lake Rehja with strait Rimpilänsalmi. The lake is near the Vuokatti Ski and Golf Center.

Nuasjärvi-Rehja
Nuasjärvi-Rehja
Coordinates	64°10′N 28°03′E / 64.167°N 28.050°E / 64.167; 28.050
Type	Lake
Primary inflows	Tenetti
Primary outflows	Sipinen
Catchment area	Oulujoki
Basin countries	Finland
Surface area	96.44 km^2 (37.24 sq mi)
Average depth	8.52 m (28.0 ft)
Max. depth	44 m (144 ft)
Water volume	0.822 km^3 (666,000 acre⋅ft)
Shore length^1	171.31 km (106.45 mi)
Surface elevation	137.9 m (452 ft)
Frozen	December–April
Settlements	Sotkamo
References	^[1]
^1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

The lake is affected by saline mine water originating nearby Talvivaara Terrafame Ni-Zn mine and the benthic ecosystem is deteriorating due to mine pollution^[2]

See also

• List of lakes in Finland

References

1. Rehja-Nuasjärvi in the Jarviwiki Web Service. Retrieved 2014-03-01. (in English)
2. Luoto, Leppänen, Weckström (December 2019). "Waste water discharge from a large Ni-Zn open cast mine degrades benthic integrity of Lake Nuasjärvi (Finland), Environmental Pollution, 2019, 113268". Environmental Pollution. 255 (Pt 2): 113268. doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2019.113268. hdl:10138/334444. PMID 31574392. S2CID 203640462.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)