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Mahnalanselkä – Kirkkojärvi

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Location
  
Hämeenkyrö

Max. width
  
about 20 km (12 mi)

Area
  
19.54 km²

Volume
  
0.0941 km³

Inflow source
  
Kyrösjärvi

Basin countries
  
Finland

Surface elevation
  
61 m

Mean depth
  
4.81 m

Shore length
  
84.56 km

Catchment area
  
Kokemäenjoki

Primary inflows
  
Pappilanjoki river, lake Kyrösjärvi

Primary outflows
  
Siuronkoski rapids to lake Kulovesi

Surface area
  
19.544 km (7.546 sq mi)

Mahnalanselkä – Kirkkojärvi is a medium-sized lake in Finland. It is located in Pirkanmaa region in the Finnish Lakeland and in the Hämeenkyrö municipality. The lake is quite narrow and about 20 km long. There are four sub-lakes in the lake. The northeast part is called Kirkkojärvi, and southward is the Laitilansalmi strait, Kallioistenselkä open water, the Kallioistenahdas strait, the Mahnalanselkä open water and a narrow sublake called Jokisjärvi.

Map of Mahnalanselk%C3%A4, H%C3%A4meenkyr%C3%B6, Finland

In Finland there are 17 lakes called Kirkkojärvi. This is the biggest of them.

References

Mahnalanselkä – Kirkkojärvi Wikipedia