Kallavesi

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Kallavesi
Kallavesi view.jpg
View of the islands in the Kallavesi
Geographical location North Savo ( Finland )
Drain to the Unnukka
Places on the shore Kuopio
Data
Coordinates 62 ° 52 ′  N , 27 ° 45 ′  E Coordinates: 62 ° 52 ′  N , 27 ° 45 ′  E
Kallavesi (Finland)
Kallavesi
Altitude above sea level 81.8  m
surface 478.1 km²
volume 4.613 km³
Maximum depth 75 m
Middle deep 9.65 m

The Kallavesi [ ˈkɑlːɑvɛsi ] is a lake in the Finnish region of Savo . Km² with an area of 478.1, it is the largest lake in the countryside Savo and the tenth largest lake in Finland. The lake is located in the territory of the city of Kuopio and the municipality of Siilinjärvi . The city center of Kuopio is located on a peninsula in the Kallavesi.

Together with the Suvasvesi , Juurusvesi , Muuruvesi , Melavesi and Riistavesi lakes , the Kallavesi forms an 890 km² lake system known as Iso-Kalla . This in turn is part of the vast water system that is drained by the Vuoksi River.

Location of Lake Kallavesi and Kuopio

See also

Web links

Commons : Kallavesi  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d JÄRVIWIKI - Kallavesi (yhd.)
  2. Finnish Ministry of the Environment: Finnish lakes larger than 40 square kilometers ( Memento of the original from September 30, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (engl.)  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.ymparisto.fi