Storsjön (Sandviken)
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| Geographical location | Gästrikland , Sweden | |
| Tributaries | Borrsjöån, Fänjaån, Gavlehytteån, Jädraån, Vallbyån | |
| Drain | Gävleån | |
| Places on the shore | Sandviken | |
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| Coordinates | 60 ° 33 ′ 33 " N , 16 ° 44 ′ 32" E | |
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| surface | 70.67 km 2 | |
| volume | 0.185 km³ | |
| Maximum depth | 12.5 m | |
| Middle deep | 4.7 m | |
| Catchment area | 2170 km² | |
Lake Storsjön is located in the middle of the historic Swedish province of Gästrikland , mostly in the municipality of Sandviken , but the eastern part is in the municipality of Gävle . It has an area of 70.7 km² and a maximum depth of 12.5 meters, but in most places the lake is only between two and five meters deep.
Storsjön is rich in pikeperch and has a total of 365 islands. It is fed by the rivers Borrsjöån , Fänjaån, Gavlehytteån, Jädraån and Vallbyån and drained by Gävleån . The town of Sandviken is located on the lake .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sjöid 672215-156026 in Sjöareal och sjöhöjd (3.32 MB; PDF) , Svenskt vattenarkiv (SVAR), Sveriges meteorologiska och hydrologiska institut (Swedish)
- ↑ a b c Sjöid 672215-156026 in Sjödjup och sjövolym (712.6 kB; PDF) , Svenskt vattenarkiv (SVAR), Sveriges meteorologiska och hydrologiska institut (Swedish)
- ↑ VattenWeb , Sveriges meteorologiska och hydrologiska institut (Swedish)