Vombsjön
| Vombsjön | ||
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| Vombsjön from the west | ||
| Geographical location | Skåne , Sweden | |
| Tributaries | Björkaån , Borstbäcken | |
| Drain | Kävlingeån | |
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| Coordinates | 55 ° 40 ′ 51 ″ N , 13 ° 35 ′ 19 ″ E | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 19.6 m ö.h. | |
| surface | 11.97 km² | |
| volume | 0.078 km³ | |
| Maximum depth | 16 m | |
| Middle deep | 6.6 m | |
| Catchment area | 447 km² | |
Vombsjön , or Våmbsjön , is a lake in the historic southern Swedish province of Skåne , about 20 km east of the city of Lund . The lake is part of the municipalities of Eslöv , Lund and Sjöbo .
It has an area of 12 km² and is 20 m above sea level. , its greatest depth is 16 meters. The lake is known for its good water quality and its rich perch population , it has acted as a drinking water reservoir for Malmö, 30 km away, since 1948 .
Two rivers feed the Vombsjön: Björkaån from the east and Borstbäcken from the north. The lake is drained by Kävlingeån , which has been regulated since 1936.
Attractions
The Övedskloster Castle and the Öved Church are located near the lake .
Others
The lake is described in the second chapter of Selma Lagerlöf's novel The wonderful journey of little Nils Holgersson with the wild geese .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sjöareal och sjöhöjd (3.32 MB; PDF) , Svenskt vattenarkiv (SVAR), Sveriges meteorologiska och hydrologiska institut (Swedish)
- ↑ a b c Sjödjup och sjövolym (712.6 kB; PDF) , Svenskt vattenarkiv (SVAR), Sveriges meteorologiska och hydrologiska institut (Swedish)
- ↑ VattenWeb , Sveriges meteorologiska och hydrologiska institut (Swedish)