Motala stream
| Motala stream | ||
 Course of the Motala stream from Vättern (left) to the Baltic Sea (right) |
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| Data | ||
| location | Östergötland County ( Sweden ) | |
| River system | Motala stream | |
| origin | Lake Vättern 58 ° 32 ′ 10 ″ N , 15 ° 2 ′ 5 ″ E |
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| Source height | 88 m ö.h. | |
| muzzle | near Norrköping in the Bråviken (Baltic Sea) Coordinates: 58 ° 37 ′ 30 ″ N , 16 ° 15 ′ 10 ″ E 58 ° 37 ′ 30 ″ N , 16 ° 15 ′ 10 ″ E |
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| Mouth height | 0 m o.h. | |
| Height difference | 88 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 0.88 ‰ | |
| length | approx. 100 km | |
| Catchment area | 15,481.2 km² | |
| Drain |
MQ |
100 m³ / s |
| Flowing lakes | Boren , Norrbysjön , Ljungsjön , Roxen , Glan | |
| Medium-sized cities | Norrkoping | |
| Small towns | Motala | |
 Motala flows in Norrköping |
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 Motala flows in Norrköping |
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Motala ström is a river in Sweden between the towns of Motala am Vättern (from which it takes its name) and Norrköping on the Baltic Sea .
The river was of great importance in Norrköping because it has been used to drive mills and use it for other factories since the Middle Ages . Around the same time, many fortifications and manors were built on the river, which monitored traffic on the water.
Since the Viking Age , the rapids of the river have been overcome by towing boats through them with the help of horses . This procedure is documented by rock carvings that are located near the river. In the course of the Motala stream there are seven hydropower plants with a total output of around 55,000 kW.
The Motala stöm forms a section of the Göta Canal .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sveriges Meteorologiska och Hydrologiska Institut (SMHI) - Län och huvudavrinningsområden i Sverige (PDF; 2.5 MB)