Regional water situation

Lapland 10.3.

River discharges in Lapland are at low winter levels. The water levels of rivers have remained close to typical seasonal levels for the past month, and they will mainly remain close to the current levels in the coming weeks. In Southern Lapland, especially in River Simojoki, the water level will begin to rise gradually, as the mild and rainy weather forecast for this week starts to melt snow.

The water level of Lake Kemijärvi is close to its typical seasonal level, while the water levels of the Lokka and Porttipahta reservoirs are slightly elevated compared to normal March levels. The water levels of lakes are gradually declining as is typical in winter. The water level of Lake Inarijärvi is close to normal seasonal level. The water level will continue to decline until the spring. In parts of Central and Northern Lapland, the snow water equivalent is slightly higher than usual. In the southern parts, the snow water equivalent is lower than typically in March.