Where is Ruutana Lake?

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

Is Ruutana Lake safe to swim in?

Ruutana 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 Ruutana Lake?

Ruutana Lake has a maximum depth of 44.3 feet.

Ruutana Lake

Orivesi, FinlandView map Directions

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

Clarity

9.5 m

Clearer than most

Secchi · sampled 2018

Phosphorus

7 µg/L

Less phosphorus than most

Measured by Syke

Chlorophyll-a

1.1 µg/L

Less algae than most

Measured by Syke

Max depth

13.5 m

Bathymetric survey

44 ft max depth
Limited data

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Ruutana Lake in Orivesi, Finland has official water-quality measurements, shown as reported. Water clarity: 9.5 m visibility. Phosphorus: 7 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 1.1 µg/L. Maximum depth: 44.3 ft.

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How Ruutana Lake is classified

Ruutana 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.

Ruutana Lake is a lake in Orivesi County, Finland with a maximum depth of 44 feet.

Source: the Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) and the ELY Centres — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2018-08-02. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Ruutana Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Clear water31.2 ft of visibility
Deep water44.3 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 Ruutana 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 Ruutana Lake

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

Crystal clear, you can see 31.2 ft down. Phosphorus 7 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 1.1 µg/L. TSI 30.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	9.5m	Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.
Total phosphorus	7µg/L	Measured, not scored The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential.
Chlorophyll-a (algae)	1.1µg/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.	30	Oligotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

Low nutrients, clear water. No reading is a swimming clearance.

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Lake Details

Max depth

13.5 m

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Frequently asked questions about Ruutana Lake

Where is Ruutana Lake?: Ruutana Lake is a lake in Orivesi, Finland. This page reports official water-quality measurements, shown as reported.
What is the water quality of Ruutana Lake?: Ruutana Lake in Orivesi, Finland has official water-quality measurements, shown as reported. Water clarity: 9.5 m visibility. Phosphorus: 7 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 1.1 µg/L. Maximum depth: 44.3 ft.
Is Ruutana Lake safe to swim in?: Ruutana 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 Ruutana Lake?: Ruutana Lake has a maximum depth of 44.3 feet.

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Where this data comes from

3 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2018. 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-vesla3 samples · 2018

Analytical methods

SYKE VESLA

Monitoring station identifiers (1)

85476

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