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Leppävesi is the 65th (63.59 km2) largest lake of Finland in municipalities Jyväskylä, Laukaa and Toivakka in Central Finland. 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.

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Instance of
lake
Country
Finland
Located in
Laukaa
Area
63.5927
Elevation
80.8
Image
E63 Leppävesi.jpg
Perimeter
226.867
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Commons category
Leppävesi
basin country
Finland
volume as quantity
0.599805

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Leppävesi is the 65th (63.59 km2) largest lake of Finland in municipalities Jyväskylä, Laukaa and Toivakka in Central Finland. 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== Leppävesi in Kalapaikka.net

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