Alsterån

Alsterån
Alsterån near Fröseke in 1925
Data
location	Kronobergs län , Kalmar län ( Sweden )
River system	Alsterån
origin	See Alstern 56 ° 59 '50 "  N , 15 ° 24' 42"  O
Source height	217  m above sea level
muzzle	at Pataholm in Kalmarsund Coordinates: 56 ° 55 ′ 13 "  N , 16 ° 26 ′ 7"  E 56 ° 55 ′ 13 "  N , 16 ° 26 ′ 7"  E
Mouth height	0  m o.h.
Height difference	217 m
Bottom slope	1.4 ‰
length	150 km (including source rivers)
Catchment area	1,524.8 km²
Drain	MQ	10 m³ / s
Left tributaries	Badebodaån
Flowing lakes	Store Hindsjön, Allgunnen , Hultsnäsesjön
Communities	Alstermo , Alsterbro , Blomstermåla , Ålem

The Alsterån is a river in eastern Småland in southern Sweden . It has its origin in Lake Alstern . From there it flows in an easterly direction past the places Alstermo , Alsterbro , Blomstermåla and Ålem to Kalmarsund , into which it flows at Pataholm . It flows through Lake Allgunnen , into which its largest tributary, the Badebodaån , flows from the north . Including source rivers, the river length is 150 km. The catchment area covers 1524.8 km². The mean discharge at the mouth is 10 m³ / s.

There are anadromous sea ​​trout in the river below the Hornsö hydroelectric power station .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Sveriges Meteorologiska och Hydrologiska Institut (SMHI) - Sjöareal och sjöhöjd (PDF; 3.5 MB)
2. ↑ Sveriges Meteorologiska och Hydrologiska Institut (SMHI) - Län och huvudavrinningsområden i Sverige (PDF; 2.5 MB)