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Kokkamo Lake

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

Clarity
1.4 m
Typical for Finland
Secchi · sampled 2025
Phosphorus
19.5 µg/L
Typical for Finland
Measured by Syke
Chlorophyll-a
10.5 µg/L
Typical for Finland
Measured by Syke
Max depth
14 m
Bathymetric survey
  • 46 ft max depth
  • Limited data

Kokkamo Lake in Kuhmo, Finland has official water-quality measurements, shown as reported. Water clarity: 1.4 m visibility. Phosphorus: 19.5 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 10.5 µg/L. Maximum depth: 45.9 ft.

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How Kokkamo Lake is classified

Kokkamo 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.

Kokkamo Lake is a lake in Kuhmo County, Finland with a maximum depth of 46 feet.

Source: the Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) and the ELY Centres — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2025-10-22. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Kokkamo Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

  • Deep water45.9 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 Kokkamo 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 Kokkamo Lake

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

Murky, only visible to about 4.4 ft. Phosphorus 19.5 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 10.5 µg/L. TSI 52.

Water quality readings
MeasureReadingWhere it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)1.35mMeasured, not scored

How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.

Total phosphorus19.5µg/LMeasured, not scored

The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential.

Chlorophyll-a (algae)10.5µg/LMeasured, 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.52Eutrophic
OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity

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Lake Details

Max depth

14 m

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Frequently asked questions about Kokkamo Lake

Where is Kokkamo Lake?

Kokkamo Lake is a lake in Kuhmo, Finland. This page reports official water-quality measurements, shown as reported.

What is the water quality of Kokkamo Lake?

Kokkamo Lake in Kuhmo, Finland has official water-quality measurements, shown as reported. Water clarity: 1.4 m visibility. Phosphorus: 19.5 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 10.5 µg/L. Maximum depth: 45.9 ft.

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Is Kokkamo Lake safe to swim in?

Kokkamo 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.

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How deep is Kokkamo Lake?

Kokkamo Lake has a maximum depth of 45.9 feet.

Where this data comes from

20 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2019–2025. 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-vesla20 samples · 2019–2025

Analytical methods

  • SYKE VESLA
Monitoring station identifiers (1)
  • 35268

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