Vesijärvi

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Vesijärvi
Vesijärvi - Vesijärvi at night.
Vesijärvi at night.
Location Päijänne Tavastia
Coordinates 61°04′58″N, 25°32′18″ECoordinates: 61°04′58″N, 25°32′18″E
Catchment area Enonselkä Basin
Basin countries Finland
Max. length 25 km
Surface area 107.57 km²[1]
Average depth 6 m
Max. depth 42 m
Water volume 484 km³
Shore length1 181 km
Surface elevation 81.4 m[1]
Settlements Asikkala, Lahti
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

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.

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  1. ^ a b Finnish Environment Institute: Finnish lakes larger than 40 square kilometers
Location in Finland
Location in Finland