Lake Veisiejis
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| Location | Lazdijai district, Lithuania |
| Primary inflows | Zapsė |
| Primary outflows | 4 rivulets |
| Basin countries | Lithuania |
| Max. length | 12.5 km |
| Surface area | 7.652 km² |
| Average depth | 6.03 m |
| Max. depth | 33.8 m |
| Shore length1 | 41.13 |
| Islands | 13 |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
The Veisiejis Lake is in the Southern Lithuania, Lazdijai district. It is located about 6 km to southwest from Veisiejai city. The lake is narrow and seems like river. Shores are mostly sharp and high. Veisiejis Lake has 13 islands (total area 0.322 km²). It has junction with Niedus - Lake. There are Paveisiejai, Navikai, Gerveliai, Sapiegiškiai, Paveisininkai, Burbai, Palačionys, Purviniai, Subačiai, Kalviai villages around the lake.
The Veisiejis lake are was 4.44 km² till 1956 but after building of Kapčiamiestis hydroelectric power station Veisiejis joined with Nadorius and Uosis lakes.
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(Lithuanian) "Simno-Žvorūnė". Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija 4. (1988). Ed. Jonas Zinkus, et. al. Vilnius, Lithuania: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. 474.
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