Where is Honkajärvi?

Honkajärvi is a lake in Pudasjärvi, Finland. This page reports official water-quality measurements, shown as reported.

Is Honkajärvi safe to swim in?

Honkajärvi 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 Honkajärvi?

The available depth estimate for Honkajärvi is shallower than its measured water clarity, which cannot be right, so no depth is shown.

Honkajärvi

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

Clarity

3 m

Clearer than most

Secchi · sampled 2023

Phosphorus

4.2 µg/L

Less phosphorus than most

Measured by Syke

Chlorophyll-a

3 µg/L

Less algae than most

Measured by Syke

Limited data

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Honkajärvi in Pudasjärvi, Finland has official water-quality measurements, shown as reported. Water clarity: 3 m visibility. Phosphorus: 4.2 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 3 µg/L.

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How Honkajärvi is classified

Honkajärvi 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.

Honkajärvi is a lake in Pudasjärvi County, Finland.

Source: the Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) and the ELY Centres — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2023-09-28. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

Swimming conditions

No reading

Limited data

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

Whether Honkajärvi 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 Honkajärvi

These are the measurements Syke publishes for Honkajärvi. More on the source.

Moderate clarity, visible to about 9.7 ft. Phosphorus 4.2 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 3 µg/L. TSI 37.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	2.95m	Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.
Total phosphorus	4.2µg/L	Measured, not scored The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential.
Chlorophyll-a (algae)	3µg/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.	37	Oligotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

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

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Frequently asked questions about Honkajärvi

Where is Honkajärvi?: Honkajärvi is a lake in Pudasjärvi, Finland. This page reports official water-quality measurements, shown as reported.
What is the water quality of Honkajärvi?: Honkajärvi in Pudasjärvi, Finland has official water-quality measurements, shown as reported. Water clarity: 3 m visibility. Phosphorus: 4.2 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 3 µg/L.
Is Honkajärvi safe to swim in?: Honkajärvi 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 Honkajärvi?: The available depth estimate for Honkajärvi is shallower than its measured water clarity, which cannot be right, so no depth is shown.

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Where this data comes from

11 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 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-vesla11 samples · 2023

Analytical methods

SYKE VESLA

Monitoring station identifiers (1)

28610

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