Where is Iso Kärppäjärvi?

Iso Kärppäjärvi is a lake in Kuhmoinen, Finland. This page reports official water-quality measurements, shown as reported.

Is Iso Kärppäjärvi safe to swim in?

Iso Kärppäjärvi 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 Iso Kärppäjärvi?

Iso Kärppäjärvi has a maximum depth of 95.1 feet.

Iso Kärppäjärvi

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

Clarity

2 m

Typical for Finland

Secchi · sampled 2026

Phosphorus

7.5 µg/L

Less phosphorus than most

Measured by Syke

Chlorophyll-a

3.6 µg/L

Less algae than most

Measured by Syke

Max depth

29 m

Bathymetric survey

95 ft max depth
Limited data

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Iso Kärppäjärvi in Kuhmoinen, Finland has official water-quality measurements, shown as reported. Water clarity: 2 m visibility. Phosphorus: 7.5 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 3.6 µg/L. Maximum depth: 95.1 ft.

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How Iso Kärppäjärvi is classified

Iso Kärppäjärvi 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.

Iso Kärppäjärvi is a lake in Kuhmoinen County, Finland with a maximum depth of 95 feet.

Source: the Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) and the ELY Centres — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2026-02-24. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Iso Kärppäjärvi is good for

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Deep water95.1 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 Iso Kärppäjärvi 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 Iso Kärppäjärvi

These are the measurements Syke publishes for Iso Kärppäjärvi. More on the source.

Murky, only visible to about 6.6 ft. Phosphorus 7.5 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 3.6 µg/L. TSI 42.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	2m	Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.
Total phosphorus	7.5µg/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.	42	Mesotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

Moderate nutrients, good water quality

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Lake Details

Max depth

29 m

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Frequently asked questions about Iso Kärppäjärvi

Where is Iso Kärppäjärvi?: Iso Kärppäjärvi is a lake in Kuhmoinen, Finland. This page reports official water-quality measurements, shown as reported.
What is the water quality of Iso Kärppäjärvi?: Iso Kärppäjärvi in Kuhmoinen, Finland has official water-quality measurements, shown as reported. Water clarity: 2 m visibility. Phosphorus: 7.5 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 3.6 µg/L. Maximum depth: 95.1 ft.
Is Iso Kärppäjärvi safe to swim in?: Iso Kärppäjärvi 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 Iso Kärppäjärvi?: Iso Kärppäjärvi has a maximum depth of 95.1 feet.

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Where this data comes from

30 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2022–2026. 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-vesla30 samples · 2022–2026

Analytical methods

SYKE VESLA

Monitoring station identifiers (1)

24524

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