Lake Kitkajärvi is a rather large lake of Finland. It is situated partly in Posio in Lapland region and partly in Kuusamo municipality in Northern Ostrobothnia region, and belongs to the Koutajoki main catchment area. The southern part of the lake is called Yli-Kitka (meaning Upper Kitka) and northern part is called Ala-Kitka (meaning Lower Kitka). Kitkajärvi is 14th biggest lake in Finland.[1] It is also the biggest unregulated lake, because there are no power stations on its outflow. Rather big part of the lake is protected in the Natura 2000 protection program. The water in the lake is very clean.[2] There is a route around the lake for paddlers.

Kitkajärvi
Kitkajärvi is located in Lapland
Kitkajärvi
Kitkajärvi
LocationPosio, Kuusamo
Coordinates66°10′N 028°39′E / 66.167°N 28.650°E / 66.167; 28.650
Typelake
Catchment areaKitkajoki
Basin countriesFinland
Surface area285.81 km2 (110.35 sq mi)
Water volume1.742 km3 (1,412,000 acre⋅ft)
Surface elevation240.4 m (789 ft)
FrozenNovember–May
IslandsLososaari
SettlementsPosio
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  1. ^ a b The area of Kitka in the Jarviwiki Web Service. Retrieved 2014-02-27. (in English)
  2. ^ Description of the Kitkajärvi Area Archived 2014-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. EUNIS. Retrieved 2014-02-27. (in English)