Where is Vehkajärvi?

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

Is Vehkajärvi safe to swim in?

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.

How deep is Vehkajärvi?

Vehkajärvi has a maximum depth of 5.6 feet.

Vehkajärvi

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

Clarity

0.9 m

Murkier than most

Secchi · sampled 2023

Phosphorus

32.5 µg/L

More phosphorus than most

Measured by Syke

Chlorophyll-a

11.8 µg/L

Typical for Finland

Measured by Syke

Max depth

1.7 m

Bathymetric survey

6 ft max depth
Limited data

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Vehkajärvi in Hamina, Finland has official water-quality measurements, shown as reported. Water clarity: 0.9 m visibility. Phosphorus: 32.5 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 11.8 µg/L. Maximum depth: 5.6 ft.

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How Vehkajärvi is classified

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.

Vehkajärvi is a lake in Hamina County, Finland with a maximum depth of 6 feet.

Source: the Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) and the ELY Centres — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2023-08-14. 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 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 Vehkajärvi

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

Very murky, less than 2.8 ft of visibility. Phosphorus 32.5 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 11.8 µg/L. TSI 57.

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	32.5µg/L	Measured, not scored The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential.
Chlorophyll-a (algae)	11.8µg/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.	57	Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity

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Lake Details

Max depth

1.7 m

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Frequently asked questions about Vehkajärvi

Where is Vehkajärvi?: Vehkajärvi is a lake in Hamina, Finland. This page reports official water-quality measurements, shown as reported.
What is the water quality of Vehkajärvi?: Vehkajärvi in Hamina, Finland has official water-quality measurements, shown as reported. Water clarity: 0.9 m visibility. Phosphorus: 32.5 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 11.8 µg/L. Maximum depth: 5.6 ft.
Is Vehkajärvi safe to swim in?: 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.
How deep is Vehkajärvi?: Vehkajärvi has a maximum depth of 5.6 feet.

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Where this data comes from

10 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2017–2023. 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-vesla10 samples · 2017–2023

Analytical methods

SYKE VESLA

Monitoring station identifiers (1)

11363

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