Höytiäinen

*Höytiäinen*
Höytiäinen
	Frozen lake Höytiäinen
	Höytiäinen
Location	North Karelia
Coordinates	62°48′N 029°39′E / 62.800°N 29.650°E
Primary outflows	Puntarikoski
Basin countries	Finland
Surface area	282.64 km2 (109.13 sq mi)
Max. depth	62 m (203 ft)
Surface elevation	87.3 metres (286 ft)
Settlements	Kontiolahti
References

Höytiäinen is a lake in Finland. Due to a mismanaged drainage attempt during 1859, the lake was reduced by around one third of its size. It flows through a channel formed in the drainage attempt, called Höytiäisenkanava, into Lake Pyhäselkä in the province of Northern Karelia. This flows into the Vuoksi River, then into the Neva River delta and via Russia to the Gulf of Finland.

References

^ ^a ^b "Finnish lakes larger than 40 square kilometers". Finnish Environment Institute. Archived from the original on July 25, 2011.

External links

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[Ymparisto1-1] "Finnish lakes larger than 40 square kilometers". Finnish Environment Institute. Archived from the original on July 25, 2011.

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