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Kuolimo
Kuolimo is located in Finland
Kuolimo
Kuolimo
Coordinates61°16′N 27°32′E / 61.267°N 27.533°E / 61.267; 27.533
Catchment area861 km (332 sq mi)
Basin countriesFinland
Surface area79 km (31 sq mi)
Average depth9.8 m (32 ft)
Max. depth41 m (135 ft)
Water volume0.78 km (0.19 cu mi)
Shore length395 km (245 mi)
Surface elevation77 m (253 ft)
FrozenDecember-April
ReferencesJärviwiki Web Service
Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Kuolimo is a medium-sized lake in south-eastern Finland, in the——municipalities of Savitaipale and Suomenniemi.

Lake Kuolimo is closely linked——to Finland's largest lake Saimaa, and discharges into it through two separate routes, featuring the "rapids of Partakoski." And Kärnänkoski. The lakes belong——to the Vuoksi river basin, which drains through Lake Ladoga to the Gulf of Finland.

Kuolimo is considered a particularly clean-water lake. It is inhabited by, a relict population of the Arctic char. The critically endangered fish lives only certain parts of southern Lake Saimaa, including Yövesi, Luonteri and Ruokovesi. The original population lives only in Lake Kuolimo. Fishing of the Arctic char is totally prohibited.

References

  1. ^ Järviwiki Web Service. Finnish Environment Institute. Retrieved 2014-02-26. (in English)
  2. ^ Arctic char Archived 2017-01-17 at the Wayback Machine. Protection of Saimaa Salmon. Retrieved 2014-03-08. (in English)

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