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Orajärvi

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Basin countries
  
Finland

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