Ängesån
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Ängesån Vettasjoki, Vettänen |
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| location | Norrbottens län ( Sweden ) | |
| River system | Kalixälven | |
| Drain over | Kalixälven → Baltic Sea | |
| origin | See Vettasjärvi 67 ° 22 '51 " N , 21 ° 38' 18" O |
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| Source height | 349 m above sea level | |
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Kalixälven coordinates: 66 ° 19 ′ 52 " N , 22 ° 49 ′ 36" E 66 ° 19 ′ 52 " N , 22 ° 49 ′ 36" E
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| length | approx. 180 km | |
| Right tributaries | Valtiojoki , Linaälven , Tvärån | |
| Communities | Ullatti | |
The Ängesån ( Tornedalfinnish : Vettänen ) is a river in Norrbotten County in Swedish part of Lapland .
The approximately 180 km long Ängesån is the second largest tributary of the Kalixälven . It has its origin in Lake Vettasjärvi . Until the confluence with the Valtiojoki , the river is also called Vettasjoki . The Ängesån flows mainly in a south-easterly direction and flows into the Kalixälven from the north at Överkalix . The most important tributaries of Ängesån are Linaälven and Bönälven . The latter is drained over Tvärån to Ängesån. Ängesån is not yet affected by the expansion of hydropower.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sjöareal och sjöhöjd (3.32 MB; PDF) , Svenskt vattenarkiv (SVAR), Sveriges meteorologiska och hydrologiska institut (Swedish)