🌊 Puula

Finland · Europe · 94 m · 61.81°N, 26.69°E

Puula is a lake in the Kymi River area in the Finnish municipalities of Hirvensalmi, Kangasniemi and Mikkeli. Puula is 94.7 metres (311 ft) above sea level, with a surface area of 331 square kilometres (128 sq mi). It is 62 metres (203 ft) deep at its deepest point, located near Porttisalmi at Simpiänselkä, which is the biggest open area of the lake. Two big lakes Suontee and Puula were one lake until year 1854, when the water level was lowered 2.5 meters. This brought geological stacks above the surface, which are formed by water.

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Quick facts

Country	Finland
Continent / region	Europe
Surface elevation	94 m above sea level
Coordinates (approx.)	61.81°N, 26.69°E · view on map

Puula sits at 94 m in Finland, in Europe. The full story of this lake is described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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Saimaa · Lake Inari · Lake Kilpisjärvi · Päijänne · Jääsjärvi · Oijärvi · Niinivesi · Porttipahta Reservoir · Pyhäjärvi (Tampere region) · Lake Syväri.

Surface elevation from Wikidata. Coordinates approximate. Introduction & image: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), cached 30 days; the page renders even if the feed is momentarily unreachable.