Where is Elänne Lake?

Elänne Lake is a lake in Mänttä-Vilppula, Finland. This page reports official water-quality measurements, shown as reported.

Is Elänne Lake safe to swim in?

Elänne Lake has official nutrient and clarity measurements, not a bacteria swim class and not a safety clearance. Algal blooms, currents, and depth are not covered. Always check local notices before swimming.

How deep is Elänne Lake?

Elänne Lake has a maximum depth of 59.4 feet.

Elänne Lake

Mänttä-Vilppula, FinlandView map Directions

Syke publishes the water-quality measurements for Elänne Lake. Here is what has been measured.

Clarity

3.1 m

Clearer than most

Secchi · sampled 2023

Phosphorus

7 µg/L

Less phosphorus than most

Measured by Syke

Chlorophyll-a

3.6 µg/L

Less algae than most

Measured by Syke

Max depth

18.1 m

Bathymetric survey

59 ft max depth
Limited data

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Elänne Lake in Mänttä-Vilppula, Finland has official water-quality measurements, shown as reported. Water clarity: 3.1 m visibility. Phosphorus: 7 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 3.6 µg/L. Maximum depth: 59.4 ft.

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How Elänne Lake is classified

Elänne Lake in Finland is published with the authority's own measurements and class. The measurements here are published by the agency that samples the lake, as reported. Sampling here has recorded water clarity, phosphorus and algae (chlorophyll-a).

LakeQuality publishes no grade of its own beside it. Everything below thathas been measured is reported on this page.

Monitoring: the Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) and the ELY Centres.

Elänne Lake is a lake in Mänttä-Vilppula County, Finland with a maximum depth of 59 feet.

Source: the Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) and the ELY Centres — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2023-10-26. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Elänne Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Clear water10 ft of visibility
Deep water59.4 ft surveyed max depth

Swimming conditions

No reading

Limited data

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Elänne Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) and the ELY Centres and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.

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Water quality measurements for Elänne Lake

These are the measurements Syke publishes for Elänne Lake. More on the source.

Good clarity, visible to about 10 ft. Phosphorus 7 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 3.6 µg/L. TSI 40.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	3.05m	Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.
Total phosphorus	7µg/L	Measured, not scored The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential.
Chlorophyll-a (algae)	3.6µg/L	Measured, not scored The green pigment in algae — a direct measure of how much algae is in the water.
Trophic state (TSI)Carlson's 0–100 index of how much algae a lake can support, from clarity, phosphorus and chlorophyll-a.	40	Oligotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

Low nutrients, clear water. No reading is a swimming clearance.

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Lake Details

Max depth

18.1 m

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Frequently asked questions about Elänne Lake

Where is Elänne Lake?: Elänne Lake is a lake in Mänttä-Vilppula, Finland. This page reports official water-quality measurements, shown as reported.
What is the water quality of Elänne Lake?: Elänne Lake in Mänttä-Vilppula, Finland has official water-quality measurements, shown as reported. Water clarity: 3.1 m visibility. Phosphorus: 7 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 3.6 µg/L. Maximum depth: 59.4 ft.
Is Elänne Lake safe to swim in?: Elänne Lake has official nutrient and clarity measurements, not a bacteria swim class and not a safety clearance. Algal blooms, currents, and depth are not covered. Always check local notices before swimming.
How deep is Elänne Lake?: Elänne Lake has a maximum depth of 59.4 feet.

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Where this data comes from

16 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2017–2023. Retrieved from Syke VESLA (not the EPA Water Quality Portal) on 2026-08-16.

Collected and reported by

Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) and ELY Centressyke-vesla16 samples · 2017–2023

Analytical methods

SYKE VESLA

Monitoring station identifiers (1)

8385

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