List of lakes in Sweden
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 (8,100 m2), so the list is not comprehensive.[1]
Alphabetical list
Some of the major lakes in Sweden:
Largest lakes by area
Notes:
- * Siljan counted separately covers 290km².
- ** Different figures occur; most commonly 250 or 280 km².
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
Largest lakes by volume
Lakes with the most water:
- Vänern - 153,000 million m³.
- Vättern - 77,600 mio m³
- Torne träsk - 17,100 mio m³
- 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
Water life
- In lakes and rivers, there are a total of 52 species of fresh water fish; but several of them are rare.
See also
Notes
- ^ "Lakes, Streams and Rivers" Smorgasbord, 2007, webpage (English language): SverigeTur-lakes.
References
- Fakta och Fiske, Fiskeriverket, 2003.
- Data from SMHI, 2002.