Nuasjärvi

Coordinates: 64°10′N 28°03′E / 64.167°N 28.050°E / 64.167; 28.050
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Nuasjärvi-Rehja
Nuasjärvi-Rehja is located in Finland
Nuasjärvi-Rehja
Nuasjärvi-Rehja
Coordinates64°10′N 28°03′E / 64.167°N 28.050°E / 64.167; 28.050
TypeLake
Primary inflowsTenetti
Primary outflowsSipinen
Catchment areaOulujoki
Basin countriesFinland
Surface area96.44 km2 (37.24 sq mi)
Average depth8.52 m (28.0 ft)
Max. depth44 m (144 ft)
Water volume0.822 km3 (666,000 acre⋅ft)
Shore length1171.31 km (106.45 mi)
Surface elevation137.9 m (452 ft)
FrozenDecember–April
SettlementsSotkamo
References[1]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Nuasjärvi is a medium-sized lake in Kainuu region in northern Finland. It is located in Sotkamo and it belongs to the Oulujoki main catchment area.[1] Nuasjärvi is separated from another lake Rehja with strait Rimpilänsalmi. The lake is near the Vuokatti Ski and Golf Center.

The lake is affected by saline mine water originating nearby Talvivaara Terrafame Ni-Zn mine and the benthic ecosystem is deteriorating due to mine pollution[2]

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  1. ^ a b Rehja-Nuasjärvi in the Jarviwiki Web Service. Retrieved 2014-03-01. (in English)
  2. ^ Luoto, Leppänen, Weckström (December 2019). "Waste water discharge from a large Ni-Zn open cast mine degrades benthic integrity of Lake Nuasjärvi (Finland), Environmental Pollution, 2019, 113268". Environmental Pollution. 255 (Pt 2): 113268. doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2019.113268. hdl:10138/334444. PMID 31574392. S2CID 203640462.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)