Where is Ylä-Kousa Lake?

Ylä-Kousa Lake is a lake in Kitee, Finland. This page reports official water-quality measurements, shown as reported.

Is Ylä-Kousa Lake safe to swim in?

Ylä-Kousa Lake 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 Ylä-Kousa Lake?

Ylä-Kousa Lake has a maximum depth of 9.8 feet.

Ylä-Kousa Lake

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Syke publishes the water-quality measurements for Ylä-Kousa Lake. Here is what has been measured.

Clarity

1.4 m

Typical for Finland

Secchi · sampled 2024

Phosphorus

27 µg/L

Typical for Finland

Measured by Syke

Chlorophyll-a

17 µg/L

More algae than most

Measured by Syke

Max depth

3 m

Bathymetric survey

10 ft max depth
Limited data

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Ylä-Kousa Lake in Kitee, Finland has official water-quality measurements, shown as reported. Water clarity: 1.4 m visibility. Phosphorus: 27 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 17 µg/L. Maximum depth: 9.8 ft.

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How Ylä-Kousa Lake is classified

Ylä-Kousa Lake 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.

Ylä-Kousa Lake is a lake in Kitee County, Finland with a maximum depth of 10 feet.

Source: the Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) and the ELY Centres — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2024-08-20. 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 Ylä-Kousa Lake 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 Ylä-Kousa Lake

These are the measurements Syke publishes for Ylä-Kousa Lake. More on the source.

Murky, only visible to about 4.6 ft. Phosphorus 27 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 17 µg/L. TSI 55.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	1.4m	Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.
Total phosphorus	27µg/L	Measured, not scored The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential.
Chlorophyll-a (algae)	17µg/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.	55	Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity

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Lake Details

Max depth

3 m

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Frequently asked questions about Ylä-Kousa Lake

Where is Ylä-Kousa Lake?: Ylä-Kousa Lake is a lake in Kitee, Finland. This page reports official water-quality measurements, shown as reported.
What is the water quality of Ylä-Kousa Lake?: Ylä-Kousa Lake in Kitee, Finland has official water-quality measurements, shown as reported. Water clarity: 1.4 m visibility. Phosphorus: 27 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 17 µg/L. Maximum depth: 9.8 ft.
Is Ylä-Kousa Lake safe to swim in?: Ylä-Kousa Lake 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 Ylä-Kousa Lake?: Ylä-Kousa Lake has a maximum depth of 9.8 feet.

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Where this data comes from

18 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2018–2024. 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 · 2018–2024

Analytical methods

SYKE VESLA

Monitoring station identifiers (1)

22936

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