Stor-Björkvattnet (Lapland)

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Stor-Björkvattnet
Stor-Björkvattnet - Björkvattendal.jpg
Stor-Björkvattnet (1995)
Geographical location Lapland , Sweden
Drain Gejmån (Vuole-Gassasavon)
Location close to the shore Storuman
Data
Coordinates 65 ° 40 ′  N , 15 ° 7 ′  E Coordinates: 65 ° 40 ′  N , 15 ° 7 ′  E
Stor-Björkvattnet (Lapland) (Västerbotten)
Stor-Björkvattnet (Lapland)
Altitude above sea level 392.1  m ö.h.
surface 25.4 km²
length 12 km
width 4 km
volume 878,000,000 m³dep1
Maximum depth 65.5 m
Middle deep 30.2 m

Stor-Björkvattnet is a lake in the municipality of Storuman in Västerbotten County in the Swedish historical province of Lapland . It is located at an altitude of 392.1 m above sea level. and is 25.4 km² and has a maximum depth of 65.5 meters. The lake, which is fed by the river Gejmån from the Abelvattnet to the west, is the highest in a chain of lakes formed by the lakes Lill-Björkvatnet , Gardiken , Umnässjön and Storuman . The distance to the sea is 364 km.

The lake is around 12 long and up to 4 km wide and lies east of the Södra Storfjället mountain . It extends from its top in the northwest to its outflow in the southeast. It is accompanied on its northeast bank by a side road that branches off from Europaväg 12 in Västansjö to the south and reaches the E 12 again in Ajaureforsen.

Individual evidence

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  2. Sverige vägatlas, Norstedts, Stockholm, 2014, ISBN 978-91-1305683-8
  3. Sverige vägatlas, Norstedts, Stockholm, 2014, ISBN 978-91-1305683-8
  4. a b c Sjödjup och sjövolym (712.6 kB; PDF) , Svenskt vattenarkiv (SVAR), Sveriges meteorologiska och hydrologiska institut (Swedish)