Kyyvesi

Kyyvesi
Kyyvesi
Location	Mikkeli
Coordinates	61°58′N 27°07′E / 61.967°N 27.117°E / 61.967; 27.117
Type	Lake
Catchment area	Kymijoki
Basin countries	Finland
Surface area	129.947 km2 (50.173 sq mi)
Average depth	4.39 m (14.4 ft)
Max. depth	35.25 m (115.6 ft)
Water volume	0.57 km3 (460,000 acre⋅ft)
Shore length1	857.26 km (532.68 mi)
Surface elevation	100.65 m (330.2 ft)
Frozen	December–April
Islands	Emäsalo, Honkasalo, Porosaari, Riuttasaari
References	[1]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Kyyvesi (transl. Viper Water) is a rather large lake in the Southern Savonia region of Finland. Despite its size (129,95 km²) it is very shallow and extremely rocky.^[1] Motorboating on Kyyvesi is recommended only for very experienced boaters as many of the rocks have not been mapped. Also, the limited amount of landing sites is a hindrance in moving swiftly through the lake. A general bathymetric chart was completed in 2006. Canoes, kayaks and rowing boats are recommended for visitors. There is a two-lake canoeing route Kyyvesi–Puula with nice little harbours. The water is dark for the catchment area is mostly swampy terrain. Locals claim that two sorts of zander fishes are living in the lake.

• List of lakes in Finland

• Media related to Lake Kyyvesi at Wikimedia Commons