Glan (Norrkoping)

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Glan
Glan Svartinge 8520.JPG
View from the bathing area in Svärtinge
Geographical location Östergötland , Sweden
Tributaries Motala stream
Drain Motala stream
Location close to the shore Norrkoping
Data
Coordinates 58 ° 37 '23 "  N , 15 ° 57' 39"  E Coordinates: 58 ° 37 '23 "  N , 15 ° 57' 39"  E
Glan (Norrköping) (Östergötland)
Glan (Norrkoping)
Altitude above sea level 21.7  m ö.h.
surface 73.28 km²
volume 0.730 km³dep1
Maximum depth 22.8 m
Middle deep 9.9 m
Catchment area 15,400 km²

Glan is an inland lake in the Swedish province of Östergötland County and is located a few kilometers west of Norrköping . It covers an area of ​​73.3 km² and is 22  m ö.h. located. In addition to the largest tributary Motala stöm , which also forms the outflow of the Glan, the river Finspångsån flows into the lake from the north. On the banks of the Glan are the places Skärblacka in the south and Svärtinge in the north.

traffic

As early as 1854, due to its industry , the municipality of Finspång was connected to the port in Norrköping by a boat connection across the lake and a horse-drawn tram , the Fiskeby Järnväg . The ship connection and the railway line belonged to Fiskeby jernvägs- och ångbåts AB . From 1873 the steamship Glan was used.

Individual evidence

  1. Sjöid 649686-151617 in Sjöareal och sjöhöjd (3.32 MB; PDF) , Svenskt vattenarkiv (SVAR), Sveriges meteorologiska och hydrologiska institut (Swedish)
  2. a b c Sjöid 649686-151617 in Sjödjup och sjövolym (712.6 kB; PDF) , Svenskt vattenarkiv (SVAR), Sveriges meteorologiska och hydrologiska institut (Swedish)
  3. VattenWeb , Sveriges meteorologiska och hydrologiska institut (Swedish)
  4. Vatten Information System Sverige