Menkijärvi
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Syke publishes the water-quality measurements for Menkijärvi. Here is what has been measured.
- 20 ft max depth
- Limited data
Menkijärvi in Alajärvi, Finland has official water-quality measurements, shown as reported. Water clarity: 0.6 m visibility. Phosphorus: 48 µg/L. Maximum depth: 19.7 ft.
How Menkijärvi is classified
Menkijärvi 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 and phosphorus, but not 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.
Menkijärvi is a lake in Alajärvi County, Finland with a maximum depth of 20 feet.
Source: the Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) and the ELY Centres — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2023-09-19. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Menkijärvi 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.
Water quality measurements for Menkijärvi
These are the measurements Syke publishes for Menkijärvi. More on the source.
Very murky, less than 2 ft of visibility. Phosphorus 48 µg/L. TSI 64.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 0.6m | Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. |
| Total phosphorus | 48µg/L | Measured, not scored The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential. |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | No reading 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. | 64 | Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity
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Lake Details
Max depth
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Frequently asked questions about Menkijärvi
Where is Menkijärvi?
- Menkijärvi is a lake in Alajärvi, Finland. This page reports official water-quality measurements, shown as reported.
What is the water quality of Menkijärvi?
- Menkijärvi in Alajärvi, Finland has official water-quality measurements, shown as reported. Water clarity: 0.6 m visibility. Phosphorus: 48 µg/L. Maximum depth: 19.7 ft.
Is Menkijärvi safe to swim in?
- Menkijärvi 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 Menkijärvi?
- Menkijärvi has a maximum depth of 19.7 feet.
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Where this data comes from
19 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2020–2023. Retrieved from Syke VESLA (not the EPA Water Quality Portal) on 2026-08-16.
Collected and reported by
- Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) and ELY Centres
syke-vesla19 samples · 2020–2023
Analytical methods
- SYKE VESLA
Monitoring station identifiers (1)
52294
Authority classifications are shown as the authority published them. See where the data comes from and data sources.