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Saarijärvi water level

Lake, Pohjois-Savo, Finland

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Right now

High for mid-October

Surface elevation

102.03m Up 0.06 m over the last 7 days

Flow
14.9 m³/s
101.5 102.0
Surface elevation: 102.03 m. High for mid-October.

History

History
101.5101.8102.0mOct 10Oct 11Oct 12Oct 13Oct 15101.5101.8102.0mOct 10Oct 12Oct 15
101.5101.8102.0mSep 17Sep 24Oct 1Oct 8Oct 15101.5101.8102.0mSep 17Oct 1Oct 15
101.5102.0102.5103.0mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026101.5102.0102.5103.0mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026
102103mOct 2016Apr 2019Oct 2021Apr 2024Oct 2026102103mOct 2016Oct 2021Oct 2026
101.5102.0102.5103.0mJanMarMayJulSepNov2026101.5102.0102.5103.0mJanAprJulOct2026

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Surface elevation Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

There is plenty of water in Saarijärvi: 102.03 m, above normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 101.75 m, based on 11 years of readings, so the water level is 0.28 m above typical. On the same day last year the reading was 101.69 m, a difference of +0.34 m.

The water is rising: up 0.06 m over the past week. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 101.69 m and 102.03 m.

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

Compared with 11 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date
101.75 m0.28 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date
101.37 m – 102.20 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (11 years of records)
Same day last year
101.69 m+0.34 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
101.69 m – 102.03 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
101.35 m – 102.23 m

Swimming and boating at Saarijärvi

High water can flood ramps, parking areas and shoreline campsites, and it carries floating debris. Expect some no-wake zones to be extended.

Weather at the gauge

The forecast is not available right now.

Sunrise 07:55 AM Sunset 05:49 PM Daylight 9h 54m First quarter 34 %

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Vehkalahti, YLake, Karjalankosken allas 86.67 m Normal 16 km
Paasikoski, YRiver gauge, Paasikoski 88.73 m Normal 17 km
Vuotjärvi, IrvinlahtiLake, Vuotjärvi 95.23 m Normal 18 km
Karjalankoski, Ylä, YRiver gauge, Karjalankoski 88.74 m Normal 18 km
KarjalankoskiRiver gauge 87.9 m³/s Very high 18 km
Karjalankoski, Ala, YRiver gauge, Karjalankoski 82.33 m High 18 km
Vaikonjoki, KajoonjärviRiver gauge, Vaikonjoki 167.91 m High 21 km
Syväri, Lastukoski, yläLake, Syväri 96.46 m Very high 30 km

Questions and answers

Is Saarijärvi higher than last year?

Yes, it is 0.34 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 101.69 m.

How often is Saarijärvi 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 Saarijärvi today?

On Oct 15, 2026, the surface elevation was 102.03 m. Up 0.06 m over the last 7 days.

Is Saarijärvi rising or falling?

Up 0.06 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Saarijärvi normal?

High for mid-October. Compared with 11 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:0408300
Coordinates
62.99111, 28.64472 (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 102.03 m 2026-10-15 00:00 Provisional
Flow discharge 14.9 m³/s 2026-10-15 00:00 Provisional

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Suomen ympäristökeskus (Syke): Saarijärvi (syke:0408300). Accessed October 16, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/finland/pohjois-savo/saarijarvi

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.