List of lakes in Sweden
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The list of lakes in Sweden contains the major lakes in the nation of Sweden. However, Sweden has over 97,500 lakes larger than 2 acres, so the list is not comprehensive.[1]
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[edit] Alphabetical list
Some of the major lakes in Sweden:
- Bolmen
- Boren
- Dellen
- Glan
- Hjälmaren
- Ikesjaure
- Hornavan
- Mälaren
- Mien
- Roxen
- Runn
- Siljan
- Sommen
- Sparren
- Storavan
- Storsjön
- Torne träsk
- Tåkern
- Vänern
- Vättern
[edit] Largest lakes by area
| Rank | Lake | Area |
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| 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
- Hornavan - 228 meters
- Torneträsk - 168 m
- Vojmsjön - 145 m
- Stor-Blåsjön - 144 m
- Stor-Rensjön - 140 m
- Virihaure - 138 m
- Kallsjön - 134 m
- Vastenjaure - 134 m
- Siljan - 134 m
- Kultsjön - 130 m
[edit] Largest lakes by volume
Lakes with the most water:
- Vänern - 153,000 million m³.
- Vättern - 77,600 mio m³
- Torne träsk - 17,100 mio m³³
- Mälaren - 14,300 mio m³
- Hornavan - 11,900 mio m³
- Siljan - 8,090 mio m³
- Storsjön - 8,020 mio m³
- Kallsjön - 6,140 mio m³
- Virihaure - 4,430 mio m³
- 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] See also
[edit] Notes
- ^ "Lakes, Streams and Rivers" Smorgasbord, 2007, webpage (English language): SverigeTur-lakes.
[edit] References
- Fakta och Fiske, Fiskeriverket, 2003.
- Data from SMHI, 2002.
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