| Yli-Kitka | |
|---|---|
| Location of Yli-Kitka. | |
| Location | Kuusamo, Posio |
| Primary outflows | Kitkanjoki |
| Basin countries | Finland |
| Surface area | 237.31 km²[1] |
| Surface elevation | 240.4 m[1] |
| References | [1] |
Yli-Kitka is a lake in Finland, in the municipalities of Kuusamo and Posio. The lake is connected to Ala-Kitka at Kilkilösalmi strait. Yli-Kitka combined with Ala-Kitka is the largest unregulated lake in Finland. Riisitunturi National Park is located north of the lake. From Ala-Kitka the waters flow trough the Kitkanjoki river to the Oulankajoki river which is part of the Kovda River basin that drains into the White Sea in Russia.