Göta älv
| Göta älv | ||
 Location of the Göta älv |
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| Data | ||
| location | Västra Götalands län ( Sweden ) | |
| River system | Göta älv | |
| origin | Discharge from the Vänern at Vänersborg 58 ° 22 ′ 49 ″ N , 12 ° 21 ′ 31 ″ E |
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| Source height | approx. 44 m above sea level | |
| muzzle | near Gothenburg in the Kattegat coordinates: 57 ° 41 ′ 35 " N , 11 ° 54 ′ 30" E 57 ° 41 ′ 35 " N , 11 ° 54 ′ 30" E |
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| Mouth height | 0 m o.h. | |
| Height difference | approx. 44 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 0.47 ‰ | |
| length | 93 km | |
| Catchment area | 50,229.3 km² | |
| Drain |
MQ |
575 m³ / s |
| Left tributaries | Säveån | |
| Big cities | Gothenburg | |
| Medium-sized cities | Vänersborg , Trollhättan , Kungälv | |
| Small towns | Lilla Edet | |
 Göta älv, Trollhättan Falls |
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 View from Kopparklinten to Göta älv |
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The Göta älv (Eng .: the Gothic Elbe) is a Swedish river. It connects Lake Vänern , from which it emerges at Vänersborg , with the Kattegat . At Kungälv ( ⊙ ) it divides into two arms that flow north and south of the island of Hisingen into the Kattegat. The northern arm is called Nordre älv . The south flows on to Gothenburg .
The Göta älv, which is 93 kilometers long, has an average water flow of 575 m³ / s. Together with Lake Vänern and its tributary Klarälven, it forms a system with a length of 720 kilometers and drains an area of 50,180 km². This makes it the longest river in Sweden.
The Göta älv is important both for inland navigation and for electricity generation. There are four run-of-river power stations along its course. The Trollhätte Canal , which enables navigation between the North Sea and Vänern, runs past them .
The cities of Vänersborg , Trollhättan , Lilla Edet , Kungälv and Gothenburg are located on the course of the Göta älv .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sveriges Meteorologiska och Hydrologiska Institut (SMHI) - Län och huvudavrinningsområden i Sverige (PDF; 2.5 MB)