Where is Vuokonjärvi?

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

Is Vuokonjärvi safe to swim in?

Vuokonjärvi 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 Vuokonjärvi?

Vuokonjärvi has a maximum depth of 24 feet.

Vuokonjärvi

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

Clarity

0.8 m

Murkier than most

Secchi · sampled 2022

Phosphorus

40 µg/L

More phosphorus than most

Measured by Syke

Chlorophyll-a

15.7 µg/L

More algae than most

Measured by Syke

Max depth

7.3 m

Bathymetric survey

24 ft max depth
Limited data

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Vuokonjärvi in Juuka, Finland has official water-quality measurements, shown as reported. Water clarity: 0.8 m visibility. Phosphorus: 40 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 15.7 µg/L. Maximum depth: 24 ft.

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How Vuokonjärvi is classified

Vuokonjärvi 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.

Vuokonjärvi is a lake in Juuka County, Finland with a maximum depth of 24 feet.

Source: the Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) and the ELY Centres — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2022-09-27. 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 Vuokonjärvi 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 Vuokonjärvi

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

Very murky, less than 2.6 ft of visibility. Phosphorus 40 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 15.7 µg/L. TSI 59.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	0.8m	Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.
Total phosphorus	40µg/L	Measured, not scored The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential.
Chlorophyll-a (algae)	15.7µg/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.	59	Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity

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Lake Details

Max depth

7.3 m

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Frequently asked questions about Vuokonjärvi

Where is Vuokonjärvi?: Vuokonjärvi is a lake in Juuka, Finland. This page reports official water-quality measurements, shown as reported.
What is the water quality of Vuokonjärvi?: Vuokonjärvi in Juuka, Finland has official water-quality measurements, shown as reported. Water clarity: 0.8 m visibility. Phosphorus: 40 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 15.7 µg/L. Maximum depth: 24 ft.
Is Vuokonjärvi safe to swim in?: Vuokonjärvi 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 Vuokonjärvi?: Vuokonjärvi has a maximum depth of 24 feet.

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Where this data comes from

18 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2016–2022. 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-vesla18 samples · 2016–2022

Analytical methods

SYKE VESLA

Monitoring station identifiers (1)

23162

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