Location Kuusamo, Posio Basin countries Finland Area 237.3 km² | Primary outflows Kitkanjoki Surface elevation 240 m Primary outflow Kitkajoki | |
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Surface area 237.31 km (91.63 sq mi) | ||
Yli-Kitka is a lake in Finland, in the municipalities of Kuusamo and Posio. The lake is connected to Ala-Kitka at Kilkilösalmi strait. Yli-Kitka combined with Ala-Kitka is the largest unregulated lake in Finland. Together they are called Kitkajärvi or simply Kitka. Riisitunturi National Park is located north of the lake. From Ala-Kitka the waters flow through the Kitkanjoki river to the Oulankajoki river which is part of the Kovda River basin that drains into the White Sea in Russia.
Map of Yli-Kitka, Finland
References
Yli-Kitka Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA