Pihlajavesi (Saimaa)

Pihlajavesi
Pihlajavesi
	Mitinhiekka, Pihlajavesi
Coordinates	61°43′N 028°53′E / 61.717°N 28.883°E
Basin countries	Finland
Surface area	712.59 km2 (275.13 sq mi)
Average depth	11.3 m (37 ft)
Max. depth	72 m (236 ft)
Water volume	18.08 km3 (14.66×106 acre⋅ft)
Shore length1	3,200 km (2,000 mi)
Surface elevation	75.7 m (248 ft)
Settlements	Punkaharju, Savonlinna, Sulkava
References
	1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Pihlajavesi is a lake in Finland. The area of the lake is 712.59 square kilometres (275.13 sq mi) making it the sixth largest lake in the country. Pihlajavesi is the second-largest basin in the complex Saimaa lake system. Pihlajavesi lacks large open lake areas but has more islands than any other lake in Finland.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Finnish Environment Institute: Finnish lakes larger than 40 square kilometers Archived 2011-07-25 at the Wayback Machine

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[Ymparisto1-1] Finnish Environment Institute: Finnish lakes larger than 40 square kilometers Archived 2011-07-25 at the Wayback Machine

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