Vesijärvi (Kangasala)

Vesijärvi is a lake in Finland. It is located in the Pirkanmaa region and there mostly in the municipality of Kangasala and for a lesser part in the municipality of Orivesi.[1]

Vesijärvi
Vesijärvi is located in Finland
Vesijärvi
Vesijärvi
LocationKangasala, Orivesi
Coordinates61°31′N 24°08′E / 61.517°N 24.133°E / 61.517; 24.133
Catchment areaKokemäenjoki
Basin countriesFinland
Surface area39.477 km2 (15.242 sq mi)
Average depth6.03 m (19.8 ft)
Max. depth39 m (128 ft)
Water volume0.238 km3 (193,000 acre⋅ft)
Shore length1171.45 km (106.53 mi)
Surface elevation86.9 m (285 ft)
FrozenDecember–April
References[1]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

The lake is part of Kokemäenjoki basin and a chain of lakes that consists of Längelmävesi, Vesijärvi, Roine, Pälkänevesi and Mallasvesi. This chain of lakes drains into Vanajavesi in Valkeakoski, and from southeast another chain of lakes, consisting of the lakes Lummene, Kuohijärvi, Kukkia, Iso-Roine, Hauhonselkä and Ilmoilanselkä joins into it. In Finnish the former chain of lakes is called Längelmäveden reitti and the latter Hauhon reitti as it runs through the former municipality of Hauho.

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  1. ^ a b Vesijärvi in the Jarviwiki Web Service. Retrieved 2014-03-02. (in English)