Regional water situation

Lapland 1.10.

The water levels in rivers in Lapland have risen due to the rainfall of the previous week, at places above the average levels of the season. However, the water levels are already starting to decline as the rainfall has stopped. No heavy rainfall has been forecast for this week, so river water levels will gradually decline for the next few days.

Kemijärvi’s surface is close to the average level of the season, and Inarijärvi’s surface is slightly lower than average. The water levels of Lokka and Porttipahta have remained lower than the average autumn levels since the low precipitation periods in summer and early autumn, but their water levels have risen slightly due to the heavy rainfall at the end of September. Lake water levels are expected to rise slightly in the coming weeks, due to autumn rains.