Vaajanvirta
| Vaajanvirta Vaajavirta | |
|---|---|
Vaajanvirta in June 2013 | |
| Location | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Central Finland |
| Municipality | Jyväskylä |
| District | Vaajakoski |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Leppävesi |
| • coordinates | 62°15′43″N 25°54′43″E / 62.262°N 25.912°E |
| • elevation | 81.2 m (266 ft) |
| Mouth | Lake Päijänne |
• coordinates | 62°14′06″N 25°52′37″E / 62.235°N 25.877°E |
• elevation | 78.8 m (259 ft) |
| Length | 3.9 km (2.4 mi) |
| Basin size | 17,668 km2 (6,822 sq mi) |
| Depth | |
| • maximum | 25 m (82 ft) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 150 m3/s (5,300 cu ft/s) |
| • maximum | 471 m3/s (16,600 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Kymijoki |
The Vaajanvirta, also spelled as Vaajavirta, is a 3.9-kilometre (2.4 mi) long river in the Vaajakoski area of Jyväskylä, Finland. It begins from the lake Leppävesi and discharges into Lake Päijänne. The river's basin has a surface area of 17,668 square kilometres (6,822 sq mi), which includes many major Central Finnish lakes, such as Lake Keitele.
The river is part of the Keitele Canal's route, which connects the lakes Päijänne and Keitele. The Finnish national road 4 and the Jyväskylä–Pieksämäki railway also cross the river.