List of lakes of 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
| Rank | Lake | Area |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vänern | 5,519 km2 (2,131 sq mi) |
| 2 | Vättern | 1,886 km2 (728 sq mi) |
| 3 | Mälaren | 1,090 km2 (420 sq mi) |
| 4 | Hjälmaren | 477 km2 (184 sq mi) |
| 5 | Storsjön | 456 km2 (176 sq mi) |
| 6 | Torneträsk | 330 km2 (130 sq mi) |
| 7 | Siljan | 292 km2 (113 sq mi) |
| 8 | Hornavan** | 262 km2 (101 sq mi) |
| 9 | Akkajaure | 260 km2 (100 sq mi) |
| 10 | Uddjaure | 249 km2 (96 sq mi) |
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 km3 (37 cu mi)
- Vättern - 77.6 km3 (18.6 cu mi)
- Torneträsk - 17.1 km3 (4.1 cu mi)
- Mälaren - 14.3 km3 (3.4 cu mi)
- Hornavan - 11.9 km3 (2.9 cu mi)
- Siljan - 8.09 km3 (1.94 cu mi)
- Storsjön - 8.02 km3 (1.92 cu mi)
- Kallsjön - 6.14 km3 (1.47 cu mi)
- Virihaure - 4.43 km3 (1.06 cu mi)
- Storuman - 4.18 km3 (1.00 cu mi)
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.
- ↑ Statistisk årsbok 2012 Statistiska Centralbyrån.
References
- Fakta och Fiske, Fiskeriverket, 2003.
- Data from Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute, 2002.
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