Where is Luotonen Lake?

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

Is Luotonen Lake safe to swim in?

Luotonen 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 Luotonen Lake?

Luotonen Lake has a maximum depth of 67.3 feet.

Luotonen Lake

Kaavi, FinlandView map Directions

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

Clarity

1.8 m

Typical for Finland

Secchi · sampled 2019

Phosphorus

12.5 µg/L

Typical for Finland

Measured by Syke

Chlorophyll-a

3.3 µg/L

Less algae than most

Measured by Syke

Max depth

20.5 m

Bathymetric survey

67 ft max depth
Limited data

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Luotonen Lake in Kaavi, Finland has official water-quality measurements, shown as reported. Water clarity: 1.8 m visibility. Phosphorus: 12.5 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 3.3 µg/L. Maximum depth: 67.3 ft.

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How Luotonen Lake is classified

Luotonen 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.

Luotonen Lake is a lake in Kaavi County, Finland with a maximum depth of 67 feet.

Source: the Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) and the ELY Centres — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2019-07-04. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Luotonen Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Deep water67.3 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 Luotonen 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 Luotonen Lake

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

Murky, only visible to about 5.7 ft. Phosphorus 12.5 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 3.3 µg/L. TSI 45.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	1.75m	Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.
Total phosphorus	12.5µg/L	Measured, not scored The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential.
Chlorophyll-a (algae)	3.3µg/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.	45	Mesotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

Moderate nutrients, good water quality

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Lake Details

Max depth

20.5 m

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Frequently asked questions about Luotonen Lake

Where is Luotonen Lake?: Luotonen Lake is a lake in Kaavi, Finland. This page reports official water-quality measurements, shown as reported.
What is the water quality of Luotonen Lake?: Luotonen Lake in Kaavi, Finland has official water-quality measurements, shown as reported. Water clarity: 1.8 m visibility. Phosphorus: 12.5 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 3.3 µg/L. Maximum depth: 67.3 ft.
Is Luotonen Lake safe to swim in?: Luotonen 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 Luotonen Lake?: Luotonen Lake has a maximum depth of 67.3 feet.

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Where this data comes from

5 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2019. 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 · 2019

Analytical methods

SYKE VESLA

Monitoring station identifiers (1)

20048

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