Kuorinka
62°35′N 29°21′E / 62.59°N 29.35°E / 62.59; 29.35Primary inflows Kuoringanpuro Primary outflows Orivesi Catchment area Vuoksi Basin countries Finland Surface area 12.916 km2 (4.987 sq mi) Average depth 10.52 m (34.5 ft) Max. depth 31.6 m (104 ft) Water volume 0.136 km3 (110,000 acre⋅ft) Shore length1 22.03 km (13.69 mi) Surface elevation 87.3 m (286 ft) Frozen December–April Islands Suurisaari References [1] 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.
Kuorinka is a medium-sized lake in the Vuoksi main catchment area. It is located in the region of Northern Karelia in Finland.[1]
Whole lake and the shores (13 km2) are protected in Natura 2000 conservation program (code FI0700089) due to lakes oligotrophic waters containing very few minerals of sandy plains.[2]
See also
References
- ^ a b Kuorinka in Järviwiki Web Service. Finnish Environment Institute. Retrieved 2014-03-09. (in English)
- ^ Site factsheet of Kuorinka protection area. EUNIS. Retrieved 2014-03-09. (in English)
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