Jääsjärvi
Sign in to saveJääsjärvi (; ) is a medium-sized lake of Finland. It is located in the Hartola and Joutsa municipalities, in the Central Finland and Päijät-Häme regions. The water quality in the lake is excellent. The river Tainionvirta has its source in Jääsjärvi and flows through several smaller lakes to Päijänne. The water in Jääsjärvi is bright. The lake is part of the Sysmä catchment area and Kymijoki main catchment area.
Key facts
- Lake.name
- Jääsjärvi
- Lake.image
- File:Jaasjarvi 02.jpg
- Lake.alt
- From the edge of Jääsjärvi starts the Tainionvirta River
- Lake.location
- Hartola and Joutsa
- Lake.type
- Lake
- Lake.outflow
- Tainionvirta
- Lake.pushpin_map
- Finland
- Lake.catchment
- Kymijoki
- Lake.basin_countries
- Finland
- Lake.frozen
- December–April
- Lake.islands
- Vehkasalo, Hirtesalo, Kotisalo, Ohrasaari, Urrionsaari, Nautsalo
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Wikidata facts
- Area
- 81.1108
- Elevation
- 92.3
- Image
- Mouth of river Tainionvirta.jpg
- Perimeter
- 303.73
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- Jääsjärvi
- volume as quantity
- 372000000
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Jääsjärvi (; ) is a medium-sized lake of Finland. It is located in the Hartola and Joutsa municipalities, in the Central Finland and Päijät-Häme regions. The water quality in the lake is excellent. The river Tainionvirta has its source in Jääsjärvi and flows through several smaller lakes to Päijänne. The water in Jääsjärvi is bright. The lake is part of the Sysmä catchment area and Kymijoki main catchment area.
There are dozens of islands in the lake. The biggest are Vehkasalo, Hirtesalo, Kotisalo, Ohrasaari, Urrionsaari, and Nautsalo. Vehkasalo, Hirtesalo, and Ohrasaari have roads connecting them to the mainland.
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