Lake Vesijärvi

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Lake Vesijärvi
Lake Vesijärvi - Lake Vesijärvi at night
Lake Vesijärvi at night
Lake type  
Catchment area Enonselkä Basin
Basin countries Finland
Max length 25 km
Surface area 111 km²
Average depth 6m
Max depth 42 m
Water volume 484 km³
Shore length1 181 km
Islands 4+
Settlements Lahti
1 Shore length is an imprecise measure which may not be standardized for this article.

Vesijärvi is a lake of 111 km² in the Enonselkä Basin of Lahti in southern Finland. It suffered severe effects of eutrophication in the 1960s and a restoration programme began in the 1970s.

Location in Finland
Location in Finland

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Coordinates: 61°04′58″N, 25°32′18″E

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