Lagan (Kattegat)
| Lagan | ||
 Location of the lagan |
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| Data | ||
| location | Jönköpings län , Kronobergs län , Hallands län ( Sweden ) | |
| River system | Lagan | |
| source | Tahesjön 57 ° 40 '4 " N , 14 ° 6' 45" O |
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| muzzle | at Mellbystrand in the Laholmsbucht ( Kattegat ) coordinates: 56 ° 32 '55 " N , 12 ° 56' 50" E 56 ° 32 '55 " N , 12 ° 56' 50" E |
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| Mouth height |
0 m o.h.
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| length | 244 km | |
| Catchment area | 6,451.8 km² | |
| Drain |
MQ |
82 m³ / s |
| Flowing lakes | Vidöstern | |
| Small towns | Ljungby | |
| Communities | Laholm , Värnamo | |
 Hamneda kyrka am Lagan (October 2010) |
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At 244 kilometers, the Lagan is the longest river in the southern Swedish highlands.
It rises in the municipality of Värnamo , forms the Vidösternsee , flows among other things through the place Ljungby and flows in the municipality Laholm in the place Mellbystrand in the Laholmsbucht (Swedish: "Laholmsbukten"), part of the Kattegat . An old trade route, the "Lagastig", exists along the Lagan.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sveriges Meteorologiska och Hydrologiska Institut (SMHI) - Län och huvudavrinningsområden i Sverige (PDF; 2.5 MB)