Posionjärvi is a medium-sized lake in the Koutajoki main catchment area. It is located in Posio municipality, in the region Lapland in Finland.[1]

Posionjärvi
Posionjärvi is located in Lapland
Posionjärvi
Posionjärvi
Coordinates66°08′N 28°02′E / 66.133°N 28.033°E / 66.133; 28.033
TypeLake
Primary inflowsKarisalmi strait, lake Posionperä
Primary outflowsAhvensalmi strait, lake Yli-Kitka
Catchment areaKoutajoki
Basin countriesFinland
Surface area18.89 km2 (7.29 sq mi)
Average depth2.42 m (7 ft 11 in)
Max. depth11 m (36 ft)
Water volume0.045 km3 (36,000 acre⋅ft)
Shore length1146.46 km (91.01 mi)
Surface elevation240.2 m (788 ft)
FrozenNovember–May
IslandsHalkosaaret, Maaninkasaaret
SettlementsPosio
References[1]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

There are 187 islands in the lake.[citation needed]

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References

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  1. ^ a b Posionjärvi in the Jarviwiki Web Service. Retrieved 2014-03-10. (in English)