Vallsjön (Nässjö)

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Vallsjön
Vallsjön south bank.JPG
South bank of Vallsjön
Geographical location Jönköpings län , Småland , Sweden
Drain Lillån → Emån
Location close to the shore Sävsjö
Data
Coordinates 57 ° 24 '45 "  N , 14 ° 45' 35"  E Coordinates: 57 ° 24 '45 "  N , 14 ° 45' 35"  E
Vallsjön (Nässjö) (Jönköping)
Vallsjön (Nässjö)
Altitude above sea level 229.5  m above sea level
surface 6.89 km²
length 5 km
width 2 km
volume 0.038 km³dep1
Maximum depth 17 m
Middle deep 5 m
Catchment area 25.4 km²

The Vallsjön is a lake in the Swedish municipalities Nässjö and Sävsjö .

The southern part of the lake belongs to the municipality of Sävsjö, the northern part to Nässjö. To the west of the lake is Sävsjö . The road leads south from Sävsjö to Vetlanda . On the south bank are the public bathing area Vallsjöbaden , the Sankt-Siegfried-Quelle , the village Vallsjö and the old church of Vallsjö from the 12th century . The village of Sikanäs is located on the west bank .

The surface of the lake is 6.89 km², the maximum depth 17 meters, the average depth 5 meters. In the north-south direction the lake extends for about five kilometers, the west-east extension is about two kilometers. The lake's water is poor in nutrients , clear and rich in oxygen . Vallsjön is a Natura 2000 object.

Flora and fauna

Aquatic plants in the lake include water lobelia , sea ​​bream , strandling , changeless milfoil and waterweed . The occurrence of the rare algae species pond plum and Nostoc zetterstedtii is remarkable . The most common fish are pike , perch , burbot , roach , whitefish and tench . The Signal Crab also lives in Vallsjön.

Individual evidence

  1. Sjöid 636887-143795 in Sjöareal och sjöhöjd (3.32 MB; PDF) , Svenskt vattenarkiv (SVAR), Sveriges meteorologiska och hydrologiska institut (Swedish)
  2. a b Länskartor , the official Swedish map service
  3. a b c Sjöid 636887-143795 in Sjödjup och sjövolym (712.6 kB; PDF) , Svenskt vattenarkiv (SVAR), Sveriges meteorologiska och hydrologiska institut (Swedish)
  4. VattenWeb , Sveriges meteorologiska och hydrologiska institut (Swedish)

literature

  • Malin Gumaelius, Sofie Lilja, Komstad, Sanatorieskogen & Vallsjön , Sävsjö kommun, (Swedish, English, German)