Tärendöälven
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Tärendöälven Tärendö älv |
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 Tärendöälven, Norrbotten |
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| Data | ||
| location | Norrbottens län ( Sweden ) | |
| River system | Kalixälven | |
| Drain over | Kalixälven → Baltic Sea | |
| River bifurcation | Branch from Torneälv 67 ° 26 ′ 40 ″ N , 22 ° 26 ′ 50 ″ E |
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| Source height | 210 m above sea level NN | |
| muzzle | in the Kalixälven coordinates: 67 ° 9 ′ 40 " N , 22 ° 38 ′ 25" E 67 ° 9 ′ 40 " N , 22 ° 38 ′ 25" E |
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| Mouth height | 160 m above sea level NN | |
| Height difference | 50 m | |
| Bottom slope | 0.96 ‰ | |
| length | 52 km | |
| Drain |
MQ |
80 m³ / s |
| Left tributaries | Karijoki | |
| Right tributaries | Merasjoki, Leppäjoki, Saittajoki, Jukkasjoki | |
| Navigable | not navigable (except for canoes and paddle boats) | |
The Tärendöälven (or Tärendö älv ) is a tributary of the Kalixälven in Norrbotten County in Sweden . After the Brazo Casiquiare in Venezuela, it is the second largest river bifurcation in the world outside of delta estuaries.
The Tärendöälven branches off from the Torneälven in the municipality of Pajala . This origin is located near the place Junosuando at an altitude of 210 m. It takes more than 50% of the water of the Torneälven with it.
It flows 52 km to the southeast and runs through Lautakoski and Koijuniemi and then drains at 160 m altitude in Tärendö in the Kalixälven .
The right tributaries of the Tärendöälven are Merasjoki, Leppäjoki, Saittajoki and Jukkasjoki. The Karijoki is a left tributary.
The river is very popular with anglers, as are many bodies of water in the North Calotte .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Tärendö älv (Swedish, Nationalencyklopedin , September 4, 2010, subscription required)
- ↑ a b Bifurcations är en världssensation ( Memento of the original from August 25, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Swedish, Pajala , February 2, 2010)
