Pite River

Pite River (Piteälven, Pite älv, Piteå älv)
River
The Pite River at Trollforsen in September 2010
Country Sweden
Mouth Bothnian Bay
 - elevation 0 m (0 ft)
 - coordinates 65°21′52″N 21°19′22″E / 65.36444°N 21.32278°E / 65.36444; 21.32278Coordinates: 65°21′52″N 21°19′22″E / 65.36444°N 21.32278°E / 65.36444; 21.32278
Length 400 km (249 mi) [1]
Basin 11,285.3 km2 (4,357 sq mi) [2]
Discharge
 - average 160 m3/s (5,650 cu ft/s) [1]
Outlining Pite River and the seat of municipalities it crosses.

The Pite River (Piteälven, Pite älv or Piteå älv in Swedish) is a river in northern Sweden, flowing through the Norrbotten County. It is one of the four major rivers in Norrland that have been left mostly untouched by water power plants, the river has a single dam at Sikfors approximately 15 km upstream from the sea.

It starts in the large lakes in eastern Sweden, such as Tjeggelvas, Vuolvojaure and Labbas, in Jokkmokk Municipality, and flows to the east coast, discharging in the Gulf of Bothnia, in the Piteå Municipality.

It has a length of 400 kilometers, covering an area of 11,200 km².

Its largest waterfall is Storforsen, which has also become the most popular place to visit in Norrbotten. It is located in Älvsbyn Municipality.

See also

Some of the other large Norrland rivers:

Benbryteforsen in Pite river

References

  1. 1 2 "Piteälven". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 14 July 2010. (subscription required)
  2. ↑ "Län och huvudavrinningsområden i Sverige" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
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