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Salajärvi water level

Lake, Päijät-Häme, Finland

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Right now

Normal for mid-October

Surface elevation

86.09m Up 0.03 m over the last 7 days

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Surface elevation: 86.09 m. Normal for mid-October.

History

History
86.0586.1086.1586.20mOct 10Oct 11Oct 12Oct 13Oct 1586.0586.1086.1586.20mOct 10Oct 12Oct 15
86.086.186.2mSep 17Sep 24Oct 1Oct 8Oct 1586.086.186.2mSep 17Oct 1Oct 15
86.086.587.0mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 202686.086.587.0mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026
86.086.587.0mDec 2020May 2022Nov 2023Apr 2025Oct 202686.086.587.0mDec 2020Nov 2023Oct 2026
86.086.587.0mJanMarMayJulSepNov202686.086.587.0mJanAprJulOct2026

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Surface elevation Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Salajärvi is at 86.09 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 86.13 m, based on 7 years of readings, so the water level is 0.04 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 86.08 m, a difference of +0.01 m.

It has risen 0.03 m over the past week. In the last month it has stayed between 86.02 m and 86.09 m.

Many reservoirs reach their low point of the year in autumn, before winter rain and snow start the refill.

Compared with 7 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date
86.13 m0.04 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
86.02 m – 86.20 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (7 years of records)
Same day last year
86.08 m+0.01 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
86.02 m – 86.09 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
86.02 m – 86.55 m

On the water at Salajärvi

Normal levels mean few surprises on the water: ramps in use and the shoreline where you expect it.

Weather at the gauge

The forecast is not available right now.

Sunrise 08:00 AM Sunset 06:05 PM Daylight 10h 5m First quarter 34 %

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Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Iso-KukkanenRiver gauge, Kymijoki 90.74 m Normal 8.8 km
KettujärviLake, Tuhkuri 74.31 m Very low 11 km
MankalaRiver gauge, Kymijoki 74.34 m Low 11 km
Vuolenkoski, alaRiver gauge, Vuolenkoski 74.33 m Normal 12 km
Konnivesi, VuolenkoskiLake, Konnivesi 130 m³/s Low 12 km
Konnivesi, Vuolenkoski, yläLake, Konnivesi 77.72 m Very high 12 km
KonnivesiLake 77.75 m Normal 13 km
VesijärviLake 81.66 m Normal 18 km

Questions and answers

Is Salajärvi higher than last year?

Yes, it is 0.01 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 86.08 m.

How often is Salajärvi updated?

Once a day. The source, Suomen ympäristökeskus (Syke), publishes a single daily value; the latest is from Oct 15, 2026.

What is the water level of Salajärvi today?

On Oct 15, 2026, the surface elevation was 86.09 m. Up 0.03 m over the last 7 days.

Is Salajärvi rising or falling?

Up 0.03 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Salajärvi normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 7 years of daily readings for this time of year.

How often is this data updated?

Suomen ympäristökeskus (Syke) publishes a new reading once a day. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.

Where does this data come from?

The values come directly from Suomen ympäristökeskus (Syke), the official operator of this gauge, and are published under the CC BY 4.0. We do not estimate or model live values.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Suomen ympäristökeskus (Syke)
Station code
syke:1406923
Coordinates
61.03222, 25.97833 (WGS84)
Vertical datum
N2000
Update interval
once a day
Licence
CC BY 4.0. Data from the Finnish Environment Institute (Syke), CC BY 4.0; regions from Statistics Finland, CC BY 4.0

Published series

ParameterLast valueTime (UTC)Quality
Surface elevation elevation 86.09 m 2026-10-15 00:00 Provisional

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How to cite

Suomen ympäristökeskus (Syke): Salajärvi (syke:1406923). Accessed October 16, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/finland/paijat-hame/salajarvi

How we check values

Each reading is stored as published. We hold back values that jump faster than physically plausible and show the measurement time with every value.