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Ylä-Luosta Lake

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

Clarity
0.9 m
Typical for Finland
Secchi · sampled 2020
Phosphorus
18 µg/L
Typical for Finland
Measured by Syke
Chlorophyll-a
5.3 µg/L
Typical for Finland
Measured by Syke
Max depth
19.2 m
Bathymetric survey
  • 63 ft max depth
  • Limited data

Ylä-Luosta Lake in Rautavaara, Finland has official water-quality measurements, shown as reported. Water clarity: 0.9 m visibility. Phosphorus: 18 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 5.3 µg/L. Maximum depth: 63 ft.

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How Ylä-Luosta Lake is classified

Ylä-Luosta 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-Luosta Lake is a lake in Rautavaara County, Finland with a maximum depth of 63 feet.

Source: the Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) and the ELY Centres — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2020-07-23. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Ylä-Luosta Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

  • Deep water63 ft surveyed max depth

Swimming conditions

No reading

Limited data

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

Whether Ylä-Luosta 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-Luosta Lake

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

Very murky, less than 3 ft of visibility. Phosphorus 18 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 5.3 µg/L. TSI 51.

Water quality readings
MeasureReadingWhere it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)0.9mMeasured, not scored

How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.

Total phosphorus18µg/LMeasured, not scored

The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential.

Chlorophyll-a (algae)5.3µg/LMeasured, 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.51Eutrophic
OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity

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Lake Details

Max depth

19.2 m

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Frequently asked questions about Ylä-Luosta Lake

Where is Ylä-Luosta Lake?

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

What is the water quality of Ylä-Luosta Lake?

Ylä-Luosta Lake in Rautavaara, Finland has official water-quality measurements, shown as reported. Water clarity: 0.9 m visibility. Phosphorus: 18 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 5.3 µg/L. Maximum depth: 63 ft.

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Is Ylä-Luosta Lake safe to swim in?

Ylä-Luosta 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.

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How deep is Ylä-Luosta Lake?

Ylä-Luosta Lake has a maximum depth of 63 feet.

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)
  • 19631

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