Puruvesi

Puruvesi

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lake_name = Puruvesi
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location = Eastern Finland
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basin_countries = Finland
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area = 420.86 [http://www.ymparisto.fi/default.asp?contentid=234185&lan=fi&clan=en Finnish Environment Institute: Finnish lakes larger than 40 square kilometers] ]
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elevation = 75.7
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cities = Kerimäki, Kesälahti, Punkaharju

Puruvesi is a lake in Eastern Finland. The lake is located in Kerimäki, Kesälahti and Punkaharju municipalities. Part of the Saimaa lake system, it borders on the sub-lake system of Pihlajavesi to the south. As is the case of other lakes of Saimaa, it has numerous islands and consists of numerous many open lake areas, of which largest are Hummonselkä, Pajuselkä, Sammalselkä, Mustanselkä, and Ruosteselkä. [http://www.ymparisto.fi/default.asp?node=8718&lan=fi Etelä-Savon ympäristökeskus: Puruvesi] fi]

The lake is known for its pure water. It is regarded as 7th cleanest large lake on the planetFact|date=August 2007 and has uniquely good underwater visibility for a Finnish lake, easily extending to 6–10 meters from surface on calm and sunny days.

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