Metsäläinen Lake
Hämeenlinna, FinlandView mapDirections
Syke publishes the water-quality measurements for Metsäläinen Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- 10 ft max depth
- Limited data
Metsäläinen Lake in Hämeenlinna, Finland has official water-quality measurements, shown as reported. Water clarity: 1 m visibility. Phosphorus: 48.5 µg/L. Maximum depth: 9.8 ft.
How Metsäläinen Lake is classified
Metsäläinen 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 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.
Metsäläinen Lake is a lake in Hämeenlinna County, Finland with a maximum depth of 10 feet.
Source: the Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) and the ELY Centres — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2022-08-25. 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 Metsäläinen 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.
Water quality measurements for Metsäläinen Lake
These are the measurements Syke publishes for Metsäläinen Lake. More on the source.
Very murky, less than 3.3 ft of visibility. Phosphorus 48.5 µg/L. TSI 60.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 1m | Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. |
| Total phosphorus | 48.5µg/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. | 60 | Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity
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Lake Details
Max depth
3 m
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Frequently asked questions about Metsäläinen Lake
Where is Metsäläinen Lake?
- Metsäläinen Lake is a lake in Hämeenlinna, Finland. This page reports official water-quality measurements, shown as reported.
What is the water quality of Metsäläinen Lake?
- Metsäläinen Lake in Hämeenlinna, Finland has official water-quality measurements, shown as reported. Water clarity: 1 m visibility. Phosphorus: 48.5 µg/L. Maximum depth: 9.8 ft.
Is Metsäläinen Lake safe to swim in?
- Metsäläinen 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 Metsäläinen Lake?
- Metsäläinen Lake has a maximum depth of 9.8 feet.
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Where this data comes from
3 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2022. 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-vesla3 samples · 2022
Analytical methods
- SYKE VESLA
Monitoring station identifiers (1)
2228
Authority classifications are shown as the authority published them. See where the data comes from and data sources.