Where is Ylimmäinen Sankajärvi?

Ylimmäinen Sankajärvi is a lake in Simo, Finland. This page reports official water-quality measurements, shown as reported.

Is Ylimmäinen Sankajärvi safe to swim in?

Ylimmäinen Sankajärvi 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 Ylimmäinen Sankajärvi?

Ylimmäinen Sankajärvi has a maximum depth of 3.3 feet.

Ylimmäinen Sankajärvi

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

Clarity

0.6 m

Murkier than most

Secchi · sampled 2023

Phosphorus

26.5 µg/L

Typical for Finland

Measured by Syke

Chlorophyll-a

14.5 µg/L

Typical for Finland

Measured by Syke

Max depth

1 m

Bathymetric survey

3 ft max depth
Limited data

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Ylimmäinen Sankajärvi in Simo, Finland has official water-quality measurements, shown as reported. Water clarity: 0.6 m visibility. Phosphorus: 26.5 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 14.5 µg/L. Maximum depth: 3.3 ft.

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How Ylimmäinen Sankajärvi is classified

Ylimmäinen Sankajärvi 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.

Ylimmäinen Sankajärvi is a lake in Simo County, Finland with a maximum depth of 3 feet.

Source: the Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) and the ELY Centres — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2023-09-14. 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 Ylimmäinen Sankajärvi 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 Ylimmäinen Sankajärvi

These are the measurements Syke publishes for Ylimmäinen Sankajärvi. More on the source.

Very murky, less than 2 ft of visibility. Phosphorus 26.5 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 14.5 µg/L. TSI 59.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	0.6m	Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.
Total phosphorus	26.5µg/L	Measured, not scored The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential.
Chlorophyll-a (algae)	14.5µg/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

1 m

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Frequently asked questions about Ylimmäinen Sankajärvi

Where is Ylimmäinen Sankajärvi?: Ylimmäinen Sankajärvi is a lake in Simo, Finland. This page reports official water-quality measurements, shown as reported.
What is the water quality of Ylimmäinen Sankajärvi?: Ylimmäinen Sankajärvi in Simo, Finland has official water-quality measurements, shown as reported. Water clarity: 0.6 m visibility. Phosphorus: 26.5 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 14.5 µg/L. Maximum depth: 3.3 ft.
Is Ylimmäinen Sankajärvi safe to swim in?: Ylimmäinen Sankajärvi 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 Ylimmäinen Sankajärvi?: Ylimmäinen Sankajärvi has a maximum depth of 3.3 feet.

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Where this data comes from

27 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-vesla27 samples · 2017–2023

Analytical methods

SYKE VESLA

Monitoring station identifiers (1)

53925

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