Max. depth 11 m (36 ft) Surface elevation 182 m Mean depth 4.4 m | Average depth 4.4 m (14 ft) Frozen November–May Area 10.95 km² Shore length 28 km | |
Surface area 10.948 km (4.227 sq mi) Water volume 0.0485 km (39,300 acre·ft) | ||
Orajärvi is medium-sized lake in the Kemijoki main catchment area in Finland. It is located in Sodankylä municipality, in the eastern Lapland region.
Map of Oraj%C3%A4rvi, 99560 Sodankyl%C3%A4, Finland
Orajärvi is also a village where is parts: Orakylä, Hirviäkuru, Välisuvanto and Tepsanniemi. Inhibitants counted together are 250. Orajärvi village is located 20 km to east-south from Sodankylä. Orajärvi lake is also located there.
Furthermore there are 3 other Orajärvi-lakes in Finland, in municipalities of Pello, Jyväskylä and Espoo.
References
Orajärvi Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA