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Pohjois-Ja Etelä-Virmas Lake

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Syke publishes the water-quality measurements for Pohjois-Ja Etelä-Virmas Lake. Here is what has been measured.

Clarity
1.3 m
Typical for Finland
Secchi · sampled 2026
Phosphorus
19.5 µg/L
Typical for Finland
Measured by Syke
Chlorophyll-a
17 µg/L
More algae than most
Measured by Syke
Max depth
13 m
Bathymetric survey
  • 43 ft max depth
  • Limited data

Pohjois-Ja Etelä-Virmas Lake in Pieksämäki, Finland has official water-quality measurements, shown as reported. Water clarity: 1.3 m visibility. Phosphorus: 19.5 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 17 µg/L. Maximum depth: 42.7 ft.

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How Pohjois-Ja Etelä-Virmas Lake is classified

Pohjois-Ja Etelä-Virmas 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.

Pohjois-Ja Etelä-Virmas Lake is a lake in Pieksämäki County, Finland with a maximum depth of 43 feet.

Source: the Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) and the ELY Centres — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2026-08-05. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Pohjois-Ja Etelä-Virmas Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

  • Deep water42.7 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 Pohjois-Ja Etelä-Virmas 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 Pohjois-Ja Etelä-Virmas Lake

These are the measurements Syke publishes for Pohjois-Ja Etelä-Virmas Lake. More on the source.

Murky, only visible to about 4.3 ft. Phosphorus 19.5 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 17 µg/L. TSI 54.

Water quality readings
MeasureReadingWhere it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)1.3mMeasured, not scored

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

Total phosphorus19.5µg/LMeasured, not scored

The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential.

Chlorophyll-a (algae)17µg/LMeasured, 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.54Eutrophic
OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity

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Lake Details

Max depth

13 m

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Where is Pohjois-Ja Etelä-Virmas Lake?

Pohjois-Ja Etelä-Virmas Lake is a lake in Pieksämäki, Finland. This page reports official water-quality measurements, shown as reported.

What is the water quality of Pohjois-Ja Etelä-Virmas Lake?

Pohjois-Ja Etelä-Virmas Lake in Pieksämäki, Finland has official water-quality measurements, shown as reported. Water clarity: 1.3 m visibility. Phosphorus: 19.5 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 17 µg/L. Maximum depth: 42.7 ft.

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Is Pohjois-Ja Etelä-Virmas Lake safe to swim in?

Pohjois-Ja Etelä-Virmas 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.

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How deep is Pohjois-Ja Etelä-Virmas Lake?

Pohjois-Ja Etelä-Virmas Lake has a maximum depth of 42.7 feet.

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Where this data comes from

79 measurements from 2 monitoring stations, 2016–2026. 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-vesla79 samples · 2016–2026

Analytical methods

  • SYKE VESLA
Monitoring station identifiers (2)
  • 14174
  • 14156

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