Bureälven

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Bureälven
Buran
Bureälven near Brattfors

Bureälven near Brattfors

Data
location Västerbottens län ( Sweden )
River system Bureälven
origin Lake Övre Burträsket
64 ° 43 ′ 22 ″  N , 20 ° 3 ′ 57 ″  E
Source height 247  m above sea level
muzzle at Bureå in the Gulf of Bothnia Coordinates: 64 ° 36 ′ 58 "  N , 21 ° 14 ′ 9"  E 64 ° 36 ′ 58 "  N , 21 ° 14 ′ 9"  E
Mouth height m o.h.
Height difference 247 m
Bottom slope 3.1 ‰
length 80 km
Catchment area 1,045.6 km²
Flowing lakes Neboträsket , Burträsket , Falmarksträsket , Bodaträsket
Communities Burträsk , Bureå

The Bureälven is a river south of Skellefteå in the Swedish province of Västerbotten County .

The river has its origin south of Bastuträsk in the Övre Burträsket . From there it flows in a southeastern direction to Lake Burträsket and then continues in a northeastern direction. At Bureå the Bureälven flows into the Gulf of Bothnia . In the upper reaches the river is also called Buran .

The river length is 80 km. The catchment area covers 1045.6 km².

Individual evidence

  1. SMHI - Sjöareal och sjöhöjd (PDF file; 3.32 MB)
  2. Sveriges Meteorologiska och Hydrologiska Institut (SMHI) - Län och huvudavrinningsområden i Sverige (PDF file; 2.41 MB)