Vanajavesi

The Vanajavesi is a lake in southwestern Finland in the landscapes Pirkanmaa, Kanta -Häme and Päijät -Häme.

The lake has an area of ​​149.8 km ² and lies at an altitude of 79.4 m. The largest town near the shores of Vanajavesi is Hämeenlinna. Other towns in the immediate vicinity are Valkeakoski and Urjala.

The northeast situated lakes chain consisting of Längelmävesi, Vesijärvi, Roine, Pälkänevesi and Mallasvesi flows to the Vanajavesi at Valkeakoski.

Southeast is another chain of lakes consisting of Lummene, Vehkajärvi, Vesijako, Kuohijärvi, Kukkia, Iso - Roine, Hauhonselkä and Ilmoilanselkä that is dewatered in the aforementioned lake Mallasvesi.

From the south, a further chain of lakes and rivers, which have their origin in Pääjärvi in the east and in the west Loppijärvi flows, the Vanajavesi to.

In the southwest lie more lakes, including the Rutajärvi that feed the Vanajavesi.

The water of the Vanajavesi flows over the Kuokkalankoski rapids from the northwest and flows into the lake Lempäälä Pyhajarvi. Thus, the Vanajavesi lies in the catchment of Kokemäenjoki.

National Landscape

The Vanajavesi with his environment forms the center of the historical province of Häme. The Finnish Ministry of the Environment declared the area in the 1990s to one of the " national landscapes" of Finland.