Global InformationKitkajoki information
| Kitkajoki | |
|---|---|
 Aallokkokoski rapid | |
| Location | |
| Country | Finland |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Oulankajoki |
• coordinates | 66°17′00″N 29°38′50″E / 66.2834°N 29.6473°E |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Oulankajoki→ Lake Pyaozero→ Kovda→ White Sea |
Kitkajoki or Kitkanjoki is a river of Finland. It begins from the lake Ala-Kitka that is connected to the lake Yli-Kitka in the municipalities of Posio and Kuusamo in the region of Northern Ostrobothnia and flows then towards Russia joining the river Oulankajoki near the Russian border. It is a part of the Kovda river system in Russia and Finland from which the waters flow to the White Sea.[1]
- ^ http://www.joet.info/kitkajoki.htm Joet.info, finnish