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

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Leppävesi
Rainbow on Leppävesi
Leppävesi
Coordinates	62°15′N 25°57′E
Lake type	lake
Primary outflows	Vaajavirta
Catchment area	Kymijoki
Basin countries	Finland
Max. length	30 km (19 mi)
Max. width	2 km (1.2 mi)
Surface area	63.59 km2 (24.55 sq mi)
Average depth	9.43 m (30.9 ft)
Max. depth	45 m (148 ft)
Water volume	0.6 km3 (490,000 acre⋅ft)
Shore length1	226.9 km (141.0 mi)
Surface elevation	80.8 m (265 ft)
Frozen	December–April
Islands	Kuusisaari, Pyhäsaari, Oravasaari
Settlements	Jyväskylä
References	[1]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

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