List of lakes in Sweden

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A list of lakes in Sweden:

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[edit] Alphabetical list

[edit] Largest lakes by area

Lakes of Sweden by area
Rank Lake Area
1. Vänern 5648 km²
2. Vättern 1893 km²
3. Mälaren 1140 km²
4. Hjälmaren 484 km²
5. Storsjön 464 km²
6. Siljan with Orsasjön* 354 km²
7. Torne träsk 330 km²
8. Hornavan** 220–283 km²
9. Uddjaure 190–250 km²
10. Bolmen 184 km²

Notes:

* Siljan counted separately covers 290km².
** Different figures occur; most commonly 250 or 280 km².

[edit] Deepest lakes

Subject to geological variations

  1. Hornavan - 228 meters
  2. Torneträsk - 168 m
  3. Vojmsjön - 145 m
  4. Stor-Blåsjön - 144 m
  5. Stor-Rensjön - 140 m
  6. Virihaure - 138 m
  7. Kallsjön - 134 m
  8. Vastenjaure - 134 m
  9. Siljan - 134 m
  10. Kultsjön - 130 m

[edit] Largest lakes by volume

Lakes with the most water:

  1. Vänern - 153,000 million m³.
  2. Vättern - 77,600 mio m³
  3. Torne träsk - 17,100 mio m³³
  4. Mälaren - 14,300 mio m³
  5. Hornavan - 11,900 mio m³
  6. Siljan - 8,090 mio m³
  7. Storsjön - 8,020 mio m³
  8. Kallsjön - 6,140 mio m³
  9. Virihaure - 4,430 mio m³
  10. Storuman - 4,180 mio m³

[edit] Water life

  • In lakes and rivers, there are a total of 52 species of fresh water fishes; but several of them are rare.

[edit] Sources

  • Fakta och Fiske, Fiskeriverket, 2003
  • Data from SMHI, 2002.

[edit] See also

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