Water situation 10.2.

River discharges are low, and the weather remains wintry, Iijoki still has frazil ice issues

River discharges are mostly close to typical low winter levels, and the weather will remain wintry in the coming weeks. There is still a risk of frazil ice in river sections without an ice cover during the freezing period, but the risk of frazil ice is significantly lower as the discharges have declined and ice covers have formed in rivers. In Taivaskoski, Iijoki, the frazil ice situation has still been monitored. In River Iijoki, there are frazil ice dams also around Pudasjärvi, and they threaten outbuildings. Residential buildings are protected at a few sites.

Water levels of lakes are still high for the season in Lapland and in places in the eastern part of the country. On the other hand, the water level of Lake Saimaa, for example, is still significantly below its seasonal average.