Kallavesi

Kallavesi is a medium-sized lake in Northern Savonia, eastern Finland located around the town of Kuopio. Combined with the lakes Suvasvesi, Juurusvesi–Akonvesi, Muuruvesi, Melavesi, and Riistavesi Kallavesi forms an 890 square kilometres (340 sq mi) lake system named Iso-Kalla.^[1] Kallavesi is the largest lake in the region and the tenth largest lake in the country.

Kallavesi
Koski ship on Kallavesi.
Kallavesi
Location	Northern Savonia
Coordinates	62°49′N 027°47′E / 62.817°N 27.783°E / 62.817; 27.783
Catchment area	16,270 km2 (6,280 sq mi)[1]
Basin countries	Finland
Max. length	90 km (56 mi)[1]
Max. width	15 km (9 mi)[1]
Surface area	472.76 km2 (182.53 sq mi)[1]
Average depth	5–10 m (16–33 ft)[1]
Max. depth	> 60 m (200 ft)[1]
Surface elevation	81.8 m (268 ft)[1]
Settlements	Kuopio, Vehmersalmi
References	[1]