Kemijoki
Kemijoki is a mapped river in the YearMaps hydrographic index. River courses organise settlement, agriculture and frontier-making more durably than any political boundary, and this reach is indexed against the dams, lakes and cities within its catchment.
- Feature Class
- River
- Coordinates
- 66.76°, 27.38°
About Kemijoki
The Kemijoki or Kemi River (Swedish: Kemi älv, Northern Sami: Giemajohka), with its 550 km (340 mi) length, is the longest river in Finland. It runs south through the towns of Kemijärvi and Rovaniemi before reaching the Gulf of Bothnia at Kemi.
At Rovaniemi the Ounasjoki river merges with the Kemijoki.
The first hydroelectric plant on the Kemijoki, Isohaara hydroelectric power plant, was constructed in 1945–1949 at Isohaara. A total of 15 power plants have been constructed so far. The plants are owned by Kemijoki Oy and Pohjolan Voima Oy. In 2003, the plants produced a total of 4.3 TWh, which was about 34.5% of Finland's total hydroelectric production.
Encyclopedic summary adapted from Wikipedia: Kemijoki (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Kemijoki: Key Facts
| Length | 550 km |
|---|---|
| Average discharge | 556 m³/s |
| Drainage basin | 51,000 km² |
| Source | Kemihaara |
| Mouth | Bothnian Bay |
| Drainage system | Kemijoki basin |
| Tributaries | Tenniöjoki, Kitinen, Ounasjoki, Raudanjoki, Vuotosjoki, Värriöjoki, Kemihaara, Naltiohaara |
Facts from Wikidata Q214779 (CC0).
Major River Dossiers
Hand-written studies of the great river systems of history.
Connected Reaches
Nearby watercourses in the same drainage network.
Water Bodies in the Catchment
Settlements Along the Reach
Hydraulic Infrastructure Nearby
Surrounding Terrain
Kemijoki: Quick Answers
- Where is Kemijoki?
- Kemijoki is located in Finland, at 66.7647° N, 27.3847° E.
- Are there dams on the Kemijoki?
- No dam on the Kemijoki is recorded in the YearMaps dam index, which covers major structures only.