Gideälven

Gideälven Gigån
Data
location	Västerbottens län , Västernorrlands län ( Sweden )
River system	Gideälven
source	in Stöttingfjället 64 ° 35 ′ 46 ″  N , 17 ° 17 ′ 24 ″  E
Source height	approx.  500  m o.h.
muzzle	near Husum in the Gulf of Bothnia coordinates: 63 ° 19 ′ 45 ″  N , 19 ° 8 ′ 15 ″  E 63 ° 19 ′ 45 ″  N , 19 ° 8 ′ 15 ″  E
Mouth height	0  m o.h.
Height difference	approx. 500 m
Bottom slope	approx. 2.2 ‰
length	225 km
Catchment area	3,441.8 km²
Drain	MQ	38 m³ / s
Right tributaries	Flärkån
Flowing lakes	Stor Tallvattnet , Gissjön

The Gideälven is a 225 km long river in the Swedish provinces of Västerbottens län and Västernorrlands län .

course

The river has its source on the Stöttingfjället , a high plateau at an altitude of 400 to 700 meters above sea level in southern Lapland . It is the watershed between the Lögdeälven and the Ångermanälven on the south side and between the Umeälven and the Öreälven in the north. In the upper reaches the river is called Gigån . A larger tributary of the Gideälven is the Flärkån .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} "Län och huvudavrinningsområden i Sverige" (Swedish) (PDF; 2.41 MB)
2. ↑ Gideälven in the Nationalencyklopedin (Swedish)