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Jääsjärvi

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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.

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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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Commons category
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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