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Palojärvi

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

Phosphorus
14 µg/L
Typical for Finland
Measured by Syke
Max depth
10 m
Bathymetric survey
  • 33 ft max depth
  • Limited data

Palojärvi in Rovaniemi, Finland has official water-quality measurements, shown as reported. Phosphorus: 14 µg/L. Maximum depth: 32.8 ft.

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How Palojärvi is classified

Palojärvi 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 phosphorus, but not water clarity 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.

Palojärvi is a lake in Rovaniemi County, Finland with a maximum depth of 33 feet.

Source: the Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) and the ELY Centres — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2025-03-10. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Palojärvi is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

  • Deep water32.8 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 Palojärvi 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 Palojärvi

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

No clarity data. Phosphorus 14 µg/L. TSI 42.

Water quality readings
MeasureReadingWhere it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)No reading

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

Total phosphorus14µg/LMeasured, 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.42Mesotrophic
OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

Moderate nutrients, good water quality

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Lake Details

Max depth

10 m

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Frequently asked questions about Palojärvi

Where is Palojärvi?

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

What is the water quality of Palojärvi?

Palojärvi in Rovaniemi, Finland has official water-quality measurements, shown as reported. Phosphorus: 14 µg/L. Maximum depth: 32.8 ft.

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Is Palojärvi safe to swim in?

Palojärvi 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 Palojärvi?

Palojärvi has a maximum depth of 32.8 feet.

Where this data comes from

19 measurements from 2 monitoring stations, 2016–2025. 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-vesla19 samples · 2016–2025

Analytical methods

  • SYKE VESLA
Monitoring station identifiers (2)
  • 38896
  • 59410

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