Öreälven

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Öreälven
Öre älv, Örån
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Data
location Västerbottens län ( Sweden )
River system Öreälven
source in Stöttingfjället
64 ° 45 ′ 18 ″  N , 17 ° 28 ′ 40 ″  E
muzzle north of North Maling in the Gulf of Bothnia Coordinates: 63 ° 31 ′ 0 ″  N , 19 ° 44 ′ 0 ″  E 63 ° 31 ′ 0 ″  N , 19 ° 44 ′ 0 ″  E
Mouth height m o.h.

length 225 km
Catchment area 3,028.9 km²
Drain MQ
35 m³ / s
Right tributaries Vargån
Flowing lakes Örträsksjön
Communities Bjurholm

The Öreälven (also Öre älv ) is a Swedish river. In the upper reaches north of the lake Örträsksjön it is called Örån .

The headwaters of Örån are located in Lapland between Vilhelmina and Lycksele . From there it flows in a south-easterly direction to the Baltic Sea, where it flows into the Gulf of Bothnia after about 225 kilometers north of Nordmaling .

The Öreälven drains an area of ​​3,030 km² and has an average water flow of 35 m³ / s. Bjurholm is located on the Öreälven .

Individual evidence

  1. Sveriges Meteorologiska och Hydrologiska Institut (SMHI) - Län och huvudavrinningsområden i Sverige (PDF; 2.5 MB)