Ähtärinjärvi is a lake in Finland. It is situated in the municipalities of Ähtäri, Alajärvi (formerly Lehtimäki) and Soini in the Southern Ostrobothnia region in western Finland. The lake is part of the Kokemäenjoki basin and drains through a chain of lakes that includes among others the lakes Toisvesi and Tarjanne in the Pirkanmaa region, where the lake Tarjanne in its turn drains into the Lake Ruovesi.

Ähtärinjärvi
Lake Ähtärinjärvi at summer night
Ähtärinjärvi
Location	Ähtäri, Alajärvi, Soini
Coordinates	62°40′N 24°03′E
Catchment area	479.98 km2 (185.32 sq mi)
Basin countries	Finland
Max. length	29 km (18 mi)
Max. width	3 km (1.9 mi)
Surface area	45.1 km2 (17.4 sq mi)
Average depth	6.1 m (20 ft)
Max. depth	28 m (92 ft)
Surface elevation	153.5 m (504 ft)

See also

• List of lakes in Finland

References

• Seppä, Heikki & Matti Tikkanen: Land uplift-driven shift of the outlet of Lake Ähtärinjärvi, western Finland. Bulletin of the Geological Society of Finland, Vol. 78. Helsinki: the Geological Society of Finland, 2006.

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