Stora Le
| Stora Le, Lesjön, Store Le | ||
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| View of the Stora Le and the elongated bay of Nössemark. | ||
| Geographical location | Dalsland , Varmland ( Sweden ), Norway | |
| Drain | Dalsland Canal → Vänern | |
| Islands | Stenbyön, Lövön, Kalvön, Uprannsön, Bärön, Östra Långön, Västra Långön, Getön, Getöarna, Kollön, Tullön, Hälsön, Hästön, Bryntorpsön, Trollön / Trolløya, Koløya, Lauvöya, Bøensøya, Guppönsönvik, Guppörvik, Mosudøya, Gruppøya Strandön, Ängön, Rågön, Grindalsön, Leksön, Bortön, Matön, Furustadön, Naversöarna, Bokön, Skottön | |
| Places on the shore | Töcksfors , Ed , Nössemark | |
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| Coordinates | 59 ° 10 ′ N , 11 ° 53 ′ E | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 102.1 m | |
| surface | 131 km² | |
| length | 66 km | |
| width | 5.2 km | |
| Maximum depth | 99 m | |
The Stora Le (also Lesjön ; Store Le in Norwegian ) is a lake in Dalsland , Sweden . The northern end of the lake extends to Norway and Värmland , where it is continued as Foxen .
The lake extends over 70 km from Ed in the south to Nössemark and Töcksfors in the north, located on Foxen. It is a very narrow lake, only in a few places more than 2–3 km wide. Only in Foxen, a northwestern branch, does the lake reach a full width of 5 km. Stora Le and Foxen together form a 131 km² body of water. This makes the Stora Le the nineteenth largest lake in Sweden. The lake reaches its greatest depth of 99 m south of Västra Fågelvik in Foxen.
The water level of the lake system has been regulated since 1945 when it was raised by about 60 cm and now lies at a height of 102.1 m. The water level usually fluctuates by 1 m. The maximum outflow from the lake is 80 m³ / s. The lake can be reached by boat via the Dalsland Canal .
The lake is embedded in a mountain landscape. The forests extend to the lake shore. The Dalsland provincial fish, the four-horned sea scorpion , is found in Stora Le.
The Swedish-Norwegian border runs through the island of Trollön ( Trolløya in Norwegian).