Örekilsälven
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Örekilsälven Kvistrumsån |
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 The mouth of the Munkedalsälven in the Örekilsälven |
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| location | Västra Götalands län ( Sweden ) | |
| River system | Örekilsälven | |
| source | south of Dals-Ed 58 ° 52 ′ 57 ″ N , 11 ° 56 ′ 31 ″ E |
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| muzzle |
Saltkällefjorden , Gullmarn ( Skagerrak ) Coordinates: 58 ° 26 ′ 5 " N , 11 ° 40 ′ 40" E 58 ° 26 ′ 5 " N , 11 ° 40 ′ 40" E |
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| Mouth height |
0 m o.h.
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| length | 70 km | |
| Catchment area | 1,340.2 km² | |
| Drain |
MQ |
22 m³ / s |
| Left tributaries | Munkedalsälven | |
| Flowing lakes | Kärnsjön | |
| Small towns | Munkedal | |
 Kviströmsbron over the Örekilsälven |
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The Örekilsälven (also Kvistrumsån ) is a river in the Swedish province of Västra Götalands län .
The Örekilsälven has its source south of Dals-Ed . From there the river flows over a length of 70 km in a south-southwest direction through the historic provinces of Dalsland and Bohuslän . It flows through Lake Kärnsjön and the small town of Munkedal , before flowing into the Saltkällefjorden in the inner part of Gullmarn , a fjord on the Skagerrak coast. The largest tributary is the Munkedalsälven , which comes from the east 5 km before the mouth of the Örekilsälven meets the sea. The catchment area of the Örekilsälven covers 1340.2 km². The mean discharge at the mouth is 22 m³ / s.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sveriges Meteorologiska och Hydrologiska Institut (SMHI) - Län och huvudavrinningsområden i Sverige (PDF; 2.5 MB)