Where is Tarsianjärvi?

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

Is Tarsianjärvi safe to swim in?

Tarsianjärvi 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 Tarsianjärvi?

Tarsianjärvi has a maximum depth of 5.2 feet.

Tarsianjärvi

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

Clarity

1.3 m

Typical for Finland

Secchi · sampled 2016

Phosphorus

28 µg/L

More phosphorus than most

Measured by Syke

Max depth

1.6 m

Bathymetric survey

5 ft max depth
Limited data

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Tarsianjärvi in Kihniö, Finland has official water-quality measurements, shown as reported. Water clarity: 1.3 m visibility. Phosphorus: 28 µg/L. Maximum depth: 5.2 ft.

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How Tarsianjärvi is classified

Tarsianjärvi 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.

Tarsianjärvi is a lake in Kihniö County, Finland with a maximum depth of 5 feet.

Source: the Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) and the ELY Centres — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2016-11-21. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

Swimming conditions

No reading

Limited data

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Tarsianjärvi 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 Tarsianjärvi

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

Murky, only visible to about 4.3 ft. Phosphorus 28 µg/L. TSI 54.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	1.3m	Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.
Total phosphorus	28µg/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.	54	Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity

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Lake Details

Max depth

1.6 m

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Frequently asked questions about Tarsianjärvi

Where is Tarsianjärvi?: Tarsianjärvi is a lake in Kihniö, Finland. This page reports official water-quality measurements, shown as reported.
What is the water quality of Tarsianjärvi?: Tarsianjärvi in Kihniö, Finland has official water-quality measurements, shown as reported. Water clarity: 1.3 m visibility. Phosphorus: 28 µg/L. Maximum depth: 5.2 ft.
Is Tarsianjärvi safe to swim in?: Tarsianjärvi 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 Tarsianjärvi?: Tarsianjärvi has a maximum depth of 5.2 feet.

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Where this data comes from

4 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2016. 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-vesla4 samples · 2016

Analytical methods

SYKE VESLA

Monitoring station identifiers (1)

8800

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