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Palokkajärvi () is a lake in Jyväskylä, Finland, covering an area of . The lake is mostly open in shape, with the exception of the Tyyppälänlahti bay in its eastern part extending towards Seppälänkangas. There is also a single island called Palosaari in its mid-western part.

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Instance of
lake
Country
Finland
Located in
Jyväskylä
Area
2.57702
Elevation
94.4
Image
Palokkajärvi4.jpg
Perimeter
14.5
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Commons category
Palokkajärvi
volume as quantity
0.0072394
vertical depth
10.1
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Contents
  • Etymology
  • Geography
  • Water quality
  • Fishing
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Palokkajärvi () is a lake in Jyväskylä, Finland, covering an area of . The lake is mostly open in shape, with the exception of the Tyyppälänlahti bay in its eastern part extending towards Seppälänkangas. There is also a single island called Palosaari in its mid-western part.

Palokkajärvi is surrounded by urban area, including the districts of Palokka in the north and Lohikoski in the south. The district of Mannila is located to its west, however, its buildings are separated from the lake by the national road 4, the longest highway in the country.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Palokkajärvi” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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