Byälven
| Byälven | ||
 The Byälven near Säffle |
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| Data | ||
| location | Värmlands län ( Sweden ) | |
| River system | Göta älv | |
| Drain over | Göta älv → Kattegat | |
| source | Lake Glafsfjorden 59 ° 21 ′ 19 ″ N , 12 ° 49 ′ 13 ″ E |
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| Source height | 45.2 m ö.h. | |
| muzzle | in the Vänern coordinates: 59 ° 5 ′ 1 ″ N , 12 ° 54 ′ 1 ″ E 59 ° 5 ′ 1 ″ N , 12 ° 54 ′ 1 ″ E |
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| Mouth height | 44.4 m above sea level | |
| Height difference | 0.8 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 0.02 ‰ | |
| length | approx. 40 km (including spring rivers 190 km) | |
| Catchment area | 4785 km² (thereof 28% in Norway) | |
| Drain origin |
MQ |
58 m³ / s |
| Small towns | Säffle | |
 The catchment area of the Byälven in light blue |
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Byälven (literally "village river") is a river in Sweden . It emerges from the Glafsfjorden and flows into the Vänern after around 40 kilometers . In Säffle , the Byälven was made navigable by the Säffle Canal, inaugurated in 1837 . This created a continuous waterway into the Atlantic.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b SMHI - Sjöareal och sjöhöjd (PDF; 3.5 MB)