Vesijärvi

Vesijärvi
Vesijärvi at night
Location	Päijänne Tavastia
Coordinates	61°04′58″N 025°32′18″E / 61.08278°N 25.53833°E / 61.08278; 25.53833Coordinates: 61°04′58″N 025°32′18″E / 61.08278°N 25.53833°E / 61.08278; 25.53833
Basin countries	Finland
Max. length	25 km (16 mi)
Surface area	107.57 km2 (41.53 sq mi)
Average depth	6 m (20 ft)
Max. depth	42 m (138 ft)
Water volume	484×10^6 m3 (17.1×10^9 cu ft)
Shore length1	181 km (112 mi)
Surface elevation	81.4 m (267 ft)
Settlements	Asikkala, Lahti
References
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Vesijärvi is a lake of 111 square kilometres (43 sq mi) near Lahti in southern Finland. It suffered severe effects of eutrophication in the 1960s and a restoration programme began in the 1970s. The Enonselkä Basin is a part of Vesijärvi.

The name of the lake means The Water Lake.