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Ähtärinjärvi
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Ähtärinjärvi is a lake in Finland. It is situated in the municipalities of Ähtäri, Alajärvi (formerly Lehtimäki) and Soini in the Southern Ostrobothnia region in western Finland. The lake is part of the Kokemäenjoki basin and drains through a chain of lakes that includes among others the lakes Toisvesi and Tarjanne in the Pirkanmaa region, where the lake Tarjanne in its turn drains into the Lake Ruovesi.
| Ähtärinjärvi | |
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Lake Ähtärinjärvi at summer night | |
Ähtärinjärvi | |
| Location | Ähtäri, Alajärvi, Soini |
| Coordinates | 62°40′N 24°03′E / 62.667°N 24.050°E |
| Catchment area | 479.98 km2 (185.32 sq mi) |
| Basin countries | Finland |
| Max. length | 29 km (18 mi) |
| Max. width | 3 km (1.9 mi) |
| Surface area | 45.1 km2 (17.4 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 6.1 m (20 ft) |
| Max. depth | 28 m (92 ft) |
| Surface elevation | 153.5 m (504 ft) |
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References edit
- Seppä, Heikki & Matti Tikkanen: Land uplift-driven shift of the outlet of Lake Ähtärinjärvi, western Finland. Bulletin of the Geological Society of Finland, Vol. 78. Helsinki: the Geological Society of Finland, 2006.