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Saraavesi is a medium-sized lake in Vatianjärven-Saraaveden suojelualue
Environment Authortity of Finland. Retrieved 2014-02-20.
Laukaa
Laukaa (; sv, Laukas) is a municipality of Finland. It is located next to Jyväskylä and is part of the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is .
The ...
, Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...
. It flows to lake Leppävesi
Leppävesi is the 65th (63.59 km²) largest lake of Finland in municipalities Jyväskylä, Laukaa and Toivakka.
via Kuhankoski rapids. The lake is part of Keitele Canal Keitele Canal is water route in Central Finland. It is about 45 km long. The canal consists of six lakes and five self-service locks.
The canal connects two biggest lakes in Central Finland, Lake Päijänne and Lake Keitele, thus forming a wat ...
, a waterway connecting Lake Keitele
Keitele is a large lake located in Central Finland. With the area of 493.59 km2 it is the 9th largest lake in the country. The lake is divided into three regions, Ylä-, Keski-, and Ala-Keitele, of which Keski-Keitele is the largest. Water in ...
and Päijänne. Saraakallio rock paintings
Saraakallio rock paintings ( fi, Saraakallion kalliomaalaukset) are situated in Central Finland. The rock site lies on the eastern shore of Lake Saraavesi, opposite the village center of Laukaa. The rocky cliff of Saraakallio is an impressive land ...
are located on the shore of Saraavesi.
Several parts of the lake are included to the Natura 2000
Natura 2000 is a network of nature protection areas in the territory of the European Union. It is made up of Special Areas of Conservation and Special Protection Areas designated under the Habitats Directive and the Birds Directive, respectively ...
protection program. There are a shallow lake Peukaloinen, Saraakallio rocks, esker
An esker, eskar, eschar, or os, sometimes called an ''asar'', ''osar'', or ''serpent kame'', is a long, winding ridge of stratified sand and gravel, examples of which occur in glaciated and formerly glaciated regions of Europe and North Amer ...
s, Tarvaalanvirta and Kuusaankoski rapids and some cultural heritage places.Environment Authortity of Finland. Retrieved 2014-02-20.
See also
*List of lakes in Finland
There are 187,888 lakes in Finland larger than 5 Hectare#Are, ares (500 square metres / 5,382 sq.ft.) Most are small, but there are 309 lakes or reservoirs larger than 10 km². They are listed here along with some smaller noteworthy lakes. ...
References
External links
* Kymi basin Landforms of Central Finland Lakes of Laukaa {{WesternFinland-geo-stub