Rautavesi (Sastamala)
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Rautavesi is a lake in Finland
. It is located in the municipality of Sastamala
in the Pirkanmaa
region in western Finland. Its main inflow is the lake Kulovesi
in the east and it drains into the lake Liekovesi trough the Vammaskoski rapids in the west. Lake Liekovesi, in its turn drains into the Kokemäenjoki
river.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
. It is located in the municipality of Sastamala
Sastamala
Sastamala is a town and municipality of Finland. It was created January 1, 2009, when the municipalities of Vammala, Äetsä and Mouhijärvi were consolidated into a single town....
in the Pirkanmaa
Pirkanmaa
Pirkanmaa , or the Tampere Region , is a region of Finland. It borders on the regions of Satakunta, Tavastia Proper, Päijänne Tavastia, Southern Ostrobothnia and Central Finland....
region in western Finland. Its main inflow is the lake Kulovesi
Kulovesi
Kulovesi is a lake in Finland. It is situated in the area of the towns Nokia and Sastamala in the Pirkanmaa region. The lake is part of the Kokemäenjoki basin. The lake Pyhäjärvi drains through the Nokianvirta River into the Lake Kulovesi from the west and the lake Kyrösjärvi through a chain of...
in the east and it drains into the lake Liekovesi trough the Vammaskoski rapids in the west. Lake Liekovesi, in its turn drains into the Kokemäenjoki
Kokemäenjoki
The Kokemäenjoki is a river and its drainage basin in southwestern Finland.-Geography:The river originates at Lake Liekovesi in the Pirkanmaa region, and flows to the Gulf of Bothnia at Pori in the Satakunta region...
river.