Where is Iso-Valkeinen Lake?

Iso-Valkeinen Lake is a lake in Vieremä, Finland. This page reports official water-quality measurements, shown as reported.

Is Iso-Valkeinen Lake safe to swim in?

Iso-Valkeinen 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 Iso-Valkeinen Lake?

Iso-Valkeinen Lake has a maximum depth of 51.2 feet.

Iso-Valkeinen Lake

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

Clarity

2.5 m

Clearer than most

Secchi · sampled 2020

Phosphorus

14.5 µg/L

Typical for Finland

Measured by Syke

Chlorophyll-a

6.8 µg/L

Typical for Finland

Measured by Syke

Max depth

15.6 m

Bathymetric survey

51 ft max depth
Limited data

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Iso-Valkeinen Lake in Vieremä, Finland has official water-quality measurements, shown as reported. Water clarity: 2.5 m visibility. Phosphorus: 14.5 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 6.8 µg/L. Maximum depth: 51.2 ft.

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How Iso-Valkeinen Lake is classified

Iso-Valkeinen 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.

Iso-Valkeinen Lake is a lake in Vieremä County, Finland with a maximum depth of 51 feet.

Source: the Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) and the ELY Centres — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2020-08-18. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Iso-Valkeinen Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Deep water51.2 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-Valkeinen 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 Iso-Valkeinen Lake

These are the measurements Syke publishes for Iso-Valkeinen Lake. More on the source.

Moderate clarity, visible to about 8.2 ft. Phosphorus 14.5 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 6.8 µg/L. TSI 46.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	2.5m	Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.
Total phosphorus	14.5µg/L	Measured, not scored The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential.
Chlorophyll-a (algae)	6.8µg/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.	46	Mesotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

Moderate nutrients, good water quality

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Lake Details

Max depth

15.6 m

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Frequently asked questions about Iso-Valkeinen Lake

Where is Iso-Valkeinen Lake?: Iso-Valkeinen Lake is a lake in Vieremä, Finland. This page reports official water-quality measurements, shown as reported.
What is the water quality of Iso-Valkeinen Lake?: Iso-Valkeinen Lake in Vieremä, Finland has official water-quality measurements, shown as reported. Water clarity: 2.5 m visibility. Phosphorus: 14.5 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 6.8 µg/L. Maximum depth: 51.2 ft.
Is Iso-Valkeinen Lake safe to swim in?: Iso-Valkeinen 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 Iso-Valkeinen Lake?: Iso-Valkeinen Lake has a maximum depth of 51.2 feet.

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Where this data comes from

5 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2020. 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-vesla5 samples · 2020

Analytical methods

SYKE VESLA

Monitoring station identifiers (1)

21463

Authority classifications are shown as the authority published them. See where the data comes from and data sources.