Viscane
| Viscane | ||
 Viskan near Borås |
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| Data | ||
| location | Västra Götalands län , Hallands län ( Sweden ) | |
| River system | Viscane | |
| origin | Lake Tolken 57 ° 47 ′ 30 ″ N , 13 ° 15 ′ 0 ″ E |
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| Source height | 226 m above sea level | |
| muzzle | in the Kattegat coordinates: 57 ° 13 ′ 30 ″ N , 12 ° 12 ′ 20 ″ E 57 ° 13 ′ 30 ″ N , 12 ° 12 ′ 20 ″ E |
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| Mouth height | 0 m o.h. | |
| Height difference | 226 m | |
| Bottom slope | 1.6 ‰ | |
| length | 142 km | |
| Catchment area | 2,202.1 km² | |
| Drain |
MQ |
34 m³ / s |
| Left tributaries | Häggån, Slottsån | |
| Right tributaries | Munkån, Surteån | |
| Medium-sized cities | Borås | |
| Communities | Horred , Veddige | |
 Viskan in Åskloster |
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 Viskan in Borås |
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Viskan is the northernmost of the four major rivers on Sweden's west coast.
The 140 km long body of water is the outflow of Lake Tolken , which lies west of Ulricehamn . The river flows through Borås and then takes in the rivers Häggån, Surteån and a few others. The river flows into the Kattegat about 15 km from the center of Varberg . There has been a railway line, Viskadalsbanan , since 1880 , which largely follows the river.
In the past, the hydroelectric power of the Viskan made it possible to set up several weaving mills , which had a positive impact on the region's economic development.
Web links
Commons : Viskan - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sveriges Meteorologiska och Hydrologiska Institut (SMHI) - Län och huvudavrinningsområden i Sverige (PDF; 2.5 MB)