Ilmoilanselkä is a lake in Finland. It is part of a chain of lakes that begins from the lakes Lummene and Vesijako at the drainage divide between the Kokemäenjoki and Kymijoki basins, flows westwards from there through the lakes Kuohijärvi, Kukkia, Iso-Roine, Hauhonselkä and Ilmoilanselkä and drains into lake Mallasvesi. The lake is part of the Kokemäenjoki basin and is located for the biggest part in the area of the city of Hämeenlinna (in the area of the former municipality of Hauho) in the Tavastia Proper region and for a smaller part in the municipality of Pälkäne in the Pirkanmaa region.[1]

Ilmoilanselkä
Ilmoilanselkä lake in Hauho, eastern shore
Ilmoilanselkä is located in Finland
Ilmoilanselkä
Ilmoilanselkä
LocationHämeenlinna, Pälkäne
Coordinates61°13′N 24°25′E / 61.217°N 24.417°E / 61.217; 24.417
Basin countriesFinland
Surface area14.754 km2 (5.697 sq mi)
Average depth4.42 m (14.5 ft)
Max. depth23 m (75 ft)
Water volume0.0651 km3 (52,800 acre⋅ft)
Shore length152.19 km (32.43 mi)
Surface elevation84.2 m (276 ft)
FrozenDecember–April
IslandsSalpasalo, Hevossaari
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1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

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  1. ^ a b Ilmoilanselkä in the Jarviwiki Web Service. Retrieved 2014-03-04. (in English)