Oulujoki | |
Ule älv | |
River | |
Oulujoki river in Laanila, Oulu
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Country | Finland |
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Tributaries | |
- left | Muhosjoki |
- right | Sanginjoki, Utosjoki, Kutujoki |
Source | Oulujärvi |
- location | Vaala, Finland |
- elevation | 122 m (400 ft) |
- coordinates | |
Mouth | Bothnian Bay |
- location | Oulu, Finland |
- elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
- coordinates | |
Length | 107 km (66 mi) |
Basin | 22,900 km2 (8,800 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
- average | 250 m3/s (8,829 cu ft/s) |
Oulujoki (in modern Finnish literally "Oulu River", originally in old Northern Ostrobothnian dialect literally "Flood River", Swedish: Ule älv) is a river in Oulu province, Finland. Its origin is Oulujärvi and its watershed area covers a significant part of Kainuu region. It flows into the Bothnian Bay at Oulu. Port of Oulu is located at the mouth of the river.
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