Muojärvi

Muojärvi
LocationNorth Ostrobothnia
Coordinates65°56′N 29°43′E / 65.933°N 29.717°E / 65.933; 29.717
Basin countriesFinland
Surface area76.16 km2 (29.41 sq mi)
Max. depth535 m (1,755 ft)
Surface elevation2,412 m (7,913 ft)
Interactive map of Muojärvi

Muojärvi or Muojärvi–Kirpistö is a lake located in Kuusamo, Finland.[1][2]

The lake has an area of 76.16 square kilometers and an elevation of 253 meters. Lake Muojärvi is a bifurcated lake.[3] Most of it is part of the Kem basin, flows through the Pistojoki river into Lake Joukamojärvi. It is fed by lakes Kirpistö and Kuusamojärvi.[4] In addition, approximately five percent of its waters flow into the Kuusinkijoki waterway, which is part of the Kovda watershed.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Karttapaikka - Maanmittauslaitos". asiointi.maanmittauslaitos.fi. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
  2. ^ "Muojärvi (59.529.1.001)". Järvi-meriwiki (in Finnish). Retrieved 2023-07-05.
  3. ^ a b Kuusisto, Esko (1984). Suomen vesistöjen bifurkaatiot. Terra, vol. 96, no. 4, p. 254.
  4. ^ "Avoimet ympäristötietojärjestelmät - syke.fi". www.syke.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2023-07-05.