Where is Vääränjärvi?

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

Is Vääränjärvi safe to swim in?

Vääränjärvi 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 Vääränjärvi?

Vääränjärvi has a maximum depth of 26.2 feet.

Vääränjärvi

Iisalmi, FinlandView map Directions

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

Clarity

0.9 m

Murkier than most

Secchi · sampled 2020

Phosphorus

60 µg/L

More phosphorus than most

Measured by Syke

Chlorophyll-a

130 µg/L

More algae than most

Measured by Syke

Max depth

8 m

Bathymetric survey

26 ft max depth
Limited data

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Vääränjärvi in Iisalmi, Finland has official water-quality measurements, shown as reported. Water clarity: 0.9 m visibility. Phosphorus: 60 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 130 µg/L. Maximum depth: 26.2 ft.

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How Vääränjärvi is classified

Vääränjärvi 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.

Vääränjärvi is a lake in Iisalmi County, Finland with a maximum depth of 26 feet.

Source: the Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) and the ELY Centres — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2020-08-27. 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 Vääränjärvi 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 Vääränjärvi

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

Very murky, less than 2.8 ft of visibility. Phosphorus 60 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 130 µg/L. TSI 68.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	0.85m	Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.
Total phosphorus	60µg/L	Measured, not scored The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential.
Chlorophyll-a (algae)	130µg/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.	68	Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity

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Lake Details

Max depth

8 m

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Frequently asked questions about Vääränjärvi

Where is Vääränjärvi?: Vääränjärvi is a lake in Iisalmi, Finland. This page reports official water-quality measurements, shown as reported.
What is the water quality of Vääränjärvi?: Vääränjärvi in Iisalmi, Finland has official water-quality measurements, shown as reported. Water clarity: 0.9 m visibility. Phosphorus: 60 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 130 µg/L. Maximum depth: 26.2 ft.
Is Vääränjärvi safe to swim in?: Vääränjärvi 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 Vääränjärvi?: Vääränjärvi has a maximum depth of 26.2 feet.

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Where this data comes from

5 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2020. 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-vesla5 samples · 2020

Analytical methods

SYKE VESLA

Monitoring station identifiers (1)

21446

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