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Lake in the country of Finland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Valkjärvi is a lake located in the Nurmijärvi municipality in Southern Finland. It is an island-free lake in the immediate vicinity of Klaukkala's urban area. The water flows from the lake along the Luhtajoki River all the way to the Vantaa River.[1]
Valkjärvi | |
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![]() View from the Lähtelä Beach. | |
Location | Nurmijärvi, Uusimaa |
Coordinates | 60°24′09″N 24°43′12″E |
Primary outflows | Luhtajoki |
Basin countries | Finland |
Surface area | 1.5 km2 (0.58 sq mi) |
Max. depth | 12.2 m (40 ft) |
Surface elevation | 32.8 m (108 ft) |
Settlements | Klaukkala |
Valkjärvi is the most lushest lake of Nurmijärvi,[2][3] and it is part of the Nurmijärvi's lake monitoring program of the Central Uusimaa Environment Centre (Keski-Uudenmaan ympäristökeskus) due to its poor oxygen values near the bottom of the lake, which are observed especially in summer and winter under ice.[4][5] Blue-green algae are quite common in the lake; in July 2015, the phytoplankton in the lake with the highest total biomass consisted of 40% cyanobacteria and 29% cryptomonad.[2]
Despite all this, Valkjärvi has great recreational value and there are quite a lot of both permanent and holiday settlements around the lake.[5] There are two beaches at the southern end of Valkjärvi: Tiiranranta Beach and Lähtelä Beach.[6]
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