Lilla Luleälven
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location | Norrbottens län ( Sweden ) | |
River system | Lule älv | |
Drain over | Lule älv → Baltic Sea | |
source | in the south of the Sarek Mountains | |
confluence | at Vuollerim with Stora Luleälven to Luleälven coordinates: 66 ° 26 '44 " N , 20 ° 38' 13" E, 66 ° 26 '44 " N , 20 ° 38' 13" E |
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Mouth height | approx. 76 m
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length | 238 km | (including source river)|
Catchment area | approx. 9800 km² | |
Left tributaries | Rapaatno | |
Right tributaries | Pärlälven | |
Flowing lakes | Saggat , Skalka , Randijaure | |
Small towns | Jokkmokk | |
Communities | Kvikkjokk |
Lilla Luleälven is the southern and smaller headwaters of the Luleälven in Norrbotten County in northern Sweden .
With its source river Tarraätno ( Sami: Tarrajåkkå ), it forms a 238 km long river that drains an area of about 9800 km².
The Tarraätno has its source in the south of the Sarek Mountains, from where it flows southeast to Kvikkjokk and flows into Lake Saggat . The Lilla Luleälven then flows through a chain of lakes in an easterly direction, which includes the lakes Skalka and Randijaure . Its direction of flow is mainly south-east-east. It passes the small town of Jokkmokk and finally meets the Stora Luleälven coming from the north near Vuollerim , with which it forms the Luleälven .
The most important tributaries are the Rapaätno from the north and the Pärlälven from the south.
At Lilla Luleälven there are a number of hydropower plants operated by Vattenfall AB . These are Seitevare (1967, 225 MW), Parki (1970, 20 MW), Randi (1976, 86 MW), Akkats (1973, 158 MW) and Letsi (1967, 456 MW).