Where is Valkea Vehkajärvi?

Valkea Vehkajärvi is a lake in Heinola, Finland. This page reports official water-quality measurements, shown as reported.

Is Valkea Vehkajärvi safe to swim in?

Valkea Vehkajärvi 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.

Valkea Vehkajärvi

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

Clarity

3.8 m

Clearer than most

Secchi · sampled 2020

Phosphorus

6 µg/L

Less phosphorus than most

Measured by Syke

Chlorophyll-a

2.1 µg/L

Less algae than most

Measured by Syke

Limited data

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Valkea Vehkajärvi in Heinola, Finland has official water-quality measurements, shown as reported. Water clarity: 3.8 m visibility. Phosphorus: 6 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 2.1 µg/L.

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How Valkea Vehkajärvi is classified

Valkea Vehkajärvi 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.

Valkea Vehkajärvi is a lake in Heinola County, Finland.

Source: the Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) and the ELY Centres — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2020-08-26. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Valkea Vehkajärvi is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Clear water12.5 ft of visibility

Swimming conditions

No reading

Limited data

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

Whether Valkea Vehkajärvi 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 Valkea Vehkajärvi

These are the measurements Syke publishes for Valkea Vehkajärvi. More on the source.

Good clarity, visible to about 12.5 ft. Phosphorus 6 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 2.1 µg/L. TSI 36.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	3.8m	Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.
Total phosphorus	6µg/L	Measured, not scored The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential.
Chlorophyll-a (algae)	2.1µg/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.	36	Oligotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

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

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Frequently asked questions about Valkea Vehkajärvi

Where is Valkea Vehkajärvi?: Valkea Vehkajärvi is a lake in Heinola, Finland. This page reports official water-quality measurements, shown as reported.
What is the water quality of Valkea Vehkajärvi?: Valkea Vehkajärvi in Heinola, Finland has official water-quality measurements, shown as reported. Water clarity: 3.8 m visibility. Phosphorus: 6 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 2.1 µg/L.
Is Valkea Vehkajärvi safe to swim in?: Valkea Vehkajärvi 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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Where this data comes from

3 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-vesla3 samples · 2020

Analytical methods

SYKE VESLA

Monitoring station identifiers (1)

70765

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