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Leppävesi

Coordinates: 62°15′N 25°57′E / 62.250°N 25.950°E / 62.250; 25.950
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Leppävesi
Rainbow on Leppävesi
Leppävesi is located in Finland
Leppävesi
Leppävesi
Coordinates62°15′N 25°57′E / 62.250°N 25.950°E / 62.250; 25.950
Lake typelake
Primary outflowsVaajavirta
Catchment areaKymijoki
Basin countriesFinland
Max. length30 km (19 mi)
Max. width2 km (1.2 mi)
Surface area63.59 km2 (24.55 sq mi)
Average depth9.43 m (30.9 ft)
Max. depth45 m (148 ft)
Water volume0.6 km3 (490,000 acre⋅ft)
Shore length1226.9 km (141.0 mi)
Surface elevation80.8 m (265 ft)
FrozenDecember–April
IslandsKuusisaari, Pyhäsaari, Oravasaari
SettlementsJyväskylä
References[1]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Leppävesi is the 65th (63.59 km2) largest lake of Finland in municipalities Jyväskylä, Laukaa and Toivakka in Central Finland.[1] It is quite a narrow but long lake in the south-north direction with a surface area of 63.59 km². It flows to Päijänne via Vaajavirta. It is part of Keitele Canal, a waterway connecting Lake Keitele and Päijänne. National road 9 and Pieksämäki–Jyväskylä railway cross the lake.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Leppävesi (14.311.1.001)". Järvi-meriwiki (in Finnish). 2016-09-30. Retrieved 2024-09-08.

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