Suontee (also: Suonteejärvi) is a rather large lake in
Finland
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in the
Kymijoki river's main watershed. The northern part of the lake is located in the region of
Central Finland
Central Finland (; ) is a Regions of Finland, region ( / ) in Finland. It borders the regions of Päijät-Häme, Pirkanmaa, South Ostrobothnia, Central Ostrobothnia, North Ostrobothnia, Northern Savonia, North Savo, and Southern Savonia, South S ...
, and the southern part in the region of
Southern Savonia
South Savo (or Southern Savonia; ; ) is a Regions of Finland, region in the south-east of Finland. It borders the regions of North Savo, North Karelia, South Karelia, Kymenlaakso, Päijät-Häme, and Central Finland. The total area of South Savo ...
. The southern part is in a more natural state with very clear water, and it is included in the
Natura 2000
Natura 2000 is a network of nature protection areas in the territory of the European Union. It is made up of Special Areas of Conservation and Special Protection Areas designated under the Habitats Directive and the Birds Directive, respectiv ...
conservation network of the EU. The protection area is 2 625 hectare. A typical bird there is the
black-throated loon. In the past two big lakes, Suontee and
Puula, were one lake until 1854, when the water level was lowered 2.5 meters. This has brought up geological stacks, which are formed by water.
See also
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List of lakes in Finland
Most lakes in Finland are small, but there are 309 lakes or reservoirs with a surface area larger than 10 km². There are about 5,600 lakes in Finland that are larger than 0.1 km² (10 hectares or 100'000 square metres), and 187,888 lakes ...
References
Suontee in Järviwiki Accessed 10 February 2014.
Natura-area of Suontee. Finnish Environmental Administration Accessed 10 February 2014.
External links
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Landforms of Central Finland
Lakes of Joutsa
Lakes of Hirvensalmi
Lakes of Pertunmaa
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