Where is Kontinjärvi?

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

Is Kontinjärvi safe to swim in?

Kontinjärvi 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 Kontinjärvi?

Kontinjärvi has a maximum depth of 53.5 feet.

Kontinjärvi

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

Clarity

0.9 m

Murkier than most

Secchi · sampled 2016

Phosphorus

14 µg/L

Typical for Finland

Measured by Syke

Chlorophyll-a

2 µg/L

Less algae than most

Measured by Syke

Max depth

16.3 m

Bathymetric survey

54 ft max depth
Limited data

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Kontinjärvi in Kajaani, Finland has official water-quality measurements, shown as reported. Water clarity: 0.9 m visibility. Phosphorus: 14 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 2 µg/L. Maximum depth: 53.5 ft.

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How Kontinjärvi is classified

Kontinjärvi 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.

Kontinjärvi is a lake in Kajaani County, Finland with a maximum depth of 54 feet.

Source: the Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) and the ELY Centres — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2016-10-05. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Kontinjärvi is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Deep water53.5 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 Kontinjärvi 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 Kontinjärvi

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

Very murky, less than 2.8 ft of visibility. Phosphorus 14 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 2 µg/L. TSI 47.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	0.85m	Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.
Total phosphorus	14µg/L	Measured, not scored The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential.
Chlorophyll-a (algae)	2µg/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.	47	Mesotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

Moderate nutrients, good water quality

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Lake Details

Max depth

16.3 m

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Frequently asked questions about Kontinjärvi

Where is Kontinjärvi?: Kontinjärvi is a lake in Kajaani, Finland. This page reports official water-quality measurements, shown as reported.
What is the water quality of Kontinjärvi?: Kontinjärvi in Kajaani, Finland has official water-quality measurements, shown as reported. Water clarity: 0.9 m visibility. Phosphorus: 14 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 2 µg/L. Maximum depth: 53.5 ft.
Is Kontinjärvi safe to swim in?: Kontinjärvi 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 Kontinjärvi?: Kontinjärvi has a maximum depth of 53.5 feet.

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Where this data comes from

10 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2016. 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-vesla10 samples · 2016

Analytical methods

SYKE VESLA

Monitoring station identifiers (1)

34566

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