Length 300 km Source Enontekiö Country Finland | Source elevation 450 m Mouth Kemijoki | |
Native name Northern Sami: Ovnnesjohka Main source Lake Ounasjärvi, Enontekiö, Finland
450 metres (1,480 ft) River mouth Kemijoki River, Rovaniemi, Finland Basin size 13,968 square kilometres (5,393 sq mi) | ||
Winter running on ounasjoki river rovaniemi lapland finland
The Ounasjoki River (Northern Sami: Ovnnesjohka) is the Kemijoki River's largest tributary and is Finland's longest single river tributary. It is also the largest river entirely within its borders. Ounasjoki is approximately 299.6 kilometres (186.2 mi) in length, and the catchment area is 13,968 square kilometres (5,393 sq mi), 27 percent of the Kemi catchment area.
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- Winter running on ounasjoki river rovaniemi lapland finland
- Map of Ounasjoki Finland
- Course
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- Fauna
- References
Map of Ounasjoki, Finland
Course
The Ounasjoki River originates at Ounasjärvi Lake in Enontekiö. It flows first eastwards through Lake Periläjärvi and turns south after some seven kilometres. The river then follows southern-southeasternly course until its confluence with the Kemi River at Rovaniemi.
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Fauna
Grayling, trout, pike and other fish typical to northern Finland are found in the Ounasjoki.
References
Ounasjoki Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA