Svartån (Roxen)
| Svartån | ||
 Svartån near Ledberg (Linköping municipality) |
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| Data | ||
| location | Jönköpings län , Östergötland län ( Sweden ) | |
| River system | Motala stream | |
| Drain over | Motala stream → Baltic Sea | |
| source | near Ormaryd , approx. 10 km east of Nässjö 57 ° 37 ′ 44 ″ N , 14 ° 49 ′ 30 ″ E |
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| muzzle | Northwest of Linköping in Lake Roxen Coordinates: 58 ° 27 ′ 59 ″ N , 15 ° 33 ′ 0 ″ E 58 ° 27 ′ 59 ″ N , 15 ° 33 ′ 0 ″ E |
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| Mouth height |
33.6 m ö.h.
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| length | 165 km | |
| Catchment area | 3410 km² | |
| Right tributaries | Lillån | |
| Flowing lakes | Sommen | |
| Small towns | Tranås , Mjölby | |
| Communities | Aneby , Gripenberg , Boxholm | |
 Svartån near Tranås |
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The Svartån ( Swedish for "black river") is a river in the north of Småland and in the west of Östergötland in Sweden .
The river has its origin near Ormaryd , about 10 km east of Nässjö . From there it flows north to Aneby , where it overcomes the Stalpet waterfall. It continues to flow past Gripenberg and Tranås and flows into Lake Sommen . He leaves this again and continues his course north. It flows through the places Boxholm and Mjölby , takes up the right tributary Lillån and ends its course with its confluence northwest of Linköping in the Roxen .
The estuary is in a bird sanctuary.
Svartån belongs to the river system of the Motala ström . It has a length of 165 km and a catchment area of 3410 km².