Lake Kivijärvi (South Karelia)

Lake Kivijärvi
Lake Kivijärvi
Coordinates60°58′30″N 27°40′24″E / 60.975°N 27.6734°E / 60.975; 27.6734
Lake typeNatural
Catchment areaKymijoki
Basin countriesFinland
Surface area76.365 km2 (29.485 sq mi)
Average depth5.26 m (17.3 ft)
Max. depth27 m (89 ft)
Water volume0.402 km3 (0.096 cu mi)
Shore length1365.27 km (226.97 mi)
Surface elevation75.2 m (247 ft)
FrozenDecember–April
IslandsHaapasalo, Parkkisaari, Eteissaari, Muuraissaari
SettlementsLuumäki
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Lake Kivijärvi is a medium-sized lake in South Karelia, Eastern Finland, with a total area of 76.4 square kilometres (29 sq mi). The name Kivijärvi is rather common name of the lake. In Finland there are 121 lakes with the same name. This one is the second biggest.