Basin countries Finland Average depth 9.8 m (32 ft) Water volume 0.78 km (0.19 cu mi) Surface elevation 77 m Mean depth 9.8 m Shore length 395 km | Surface area 79 km (31 sq mi) Max. depth 41 m (135 ft) Frozen December-April Area 79 km² Catchment area 861 km² | |
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Kuolimo is a medium-sized lake in south-eastern Finland, in the municipalities of Savitaipale and Suomenniemi.
Map of Kuolimojarvi, 52830 Savitaipale, Finland
Lake Kuolimo is closely linked to Finland's largest lake Saimaa, and discharges into it through two separate routes, featuring the rapids of Partakoski and Kärnänkoski. The lakes belong to the Vuoksi river basin, which drains through Lake Ladoga to the Gulf of Finland.
Kuolimo is considered a particularly clean-water lake. It is inhabited by a relict population of the Arctic char. The critically endangered fish lives only certain parts of southern Lake Saimaa, including Yövesi, Luonteri and Ruokovesi. The original population lives only in Lake Kuolimo. Fishing of the Arctic char is totally prohibited.
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