Pielinen
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Pielinen () is the fourth largest lake of Finland, with a drainage basin area of equally distributed between eastern Finland and Russia. The creation of the lake and its outlet is attributed to a post-glacial isostatic rebound, which resulted in uplift of the land. As is common in Finnish lakes, the lake's color is dark, due to the high proportion of bogs present in the catchment of the drainage basin that drains humic substances.
Key facts
- Body of water.name
- Pielinen
- Body of water.image
- Pielinen-SU.jpg
- Body of water.caption
- Pielinen as seen from Räsävaara.
- Body of water.location
- North Karelia
- Body of water.lake_type
- Mesotrophic
- Body of water.pushpin_map
- Finland
- Body of water.inflow
- Jongunjoki, Koitajoki, Lieksanjoki
- Body of water.outflow
- Pielisjoki
- Body of water.basin_countries
- Finland
- Body of water.residence_time
- 1.9 years
- Body of water.islands
- Paalasmaa (27.2 km2), Kynsisaari (13.7 km2), Porosaari (10.4 km2), Toinensaari (8.2 km2), Hattusaari (6.3 km2), Koveronsaari (6.1 km2) and Retusaari (5.6 km2)
- Body of water.cities
- Juuka, Lieksa, Nurmes
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
14 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Climate
- Flora
- Fauna
- Water quality
- Uses
- Threats
- Regulations
- Attractions
- Koli National Park
- Paalasmaa Island
- Ice Road
- Popular interest
- References
Pielinen () is the fourth largest lake of Finland, with a drainage basin area of equally distributed between eastern Finland and Russia. The creation of the lake and its outlet is attributed to a post-glacial isostatic rebound, which resulted in uplift of the land. As is common in Finnish lakes, the lake's color is dark, due to the high proportion of bogs present in the catchment of the drainage basin that drains humic substances.
Pielinen Lake is in the northernmost part of Finnish Karelia in the region of North Karelia. It is adjacent to Koli National Park, known for its scenery in summer, and winter skiing; and is near the whitewater rafting centres at Ruunaa Hiking Center, Lieksa and Nurmes.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Pielinen” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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