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Pihlajavesi (Saimaa)

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Basin countries
  
Finland

Area
  
712.6 km²

Mean depth
  
11 m

Max. depth
  
72 m (236 ft)

Average depth
  
11.3 m (37 ft)

Surface elevation
  
76 m

Shore length
  
3,200 km

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Surface area
  
712.59 km (275.13 sq mi)

Water volume
  
18.08 km (14.66×10^ acre·ft)

Settlements
  
Punkaharju, Savonlinna, Sulkava

Cities
  
Savonlinna, Punkaharju, Sulkava

Pihlajavesi is a lake in Finland. The area of the lake is 712.59 square kilometres (275.13 sq mi) making it the sixth largest lake in the country. Pihlajavesi is the second-largest basin in the complex Saimaa lake system. Pihlajavesi lacks large open lake areas but has more islands than any other lake in Finland.

Map of Pihlajavesi, Savonlinna, Finland

References

Pihlajavesi (Saimaa) Wikipedia