The list of lakes of Sweden contains the major lakes in the nation of Sweden. However, Sweden has 22,600 lakes larger than 0.1 km² (100,000 m²) and over 97,500 lakes larger than 2 acres (8,100 m), so the list is far from comprehensive. Using 0.1km² surface area as the measuring limit, Sweden place fifth on Countries with most lakes in the world. The great number of lakes in southern Sweden could according to Alfred Gabriel Nathorst be indebted to the creation of basins due to the stripping of an irregular mantle of weathered rock by glacier erosion.
Alphabetical list
Some of the major lakes in Sweden:
- Agunnarydsjön
- Alkvettern
- Ånnsjön
- Åresjön
- Bolmen
- Boren
- Bosarpasjön
- Dellen
- Edasjön
- Gammelstadsviken, Norbotten
- Glan
- Hjälmaren
- Ikesjaure
- Kedträsket
- Lake Immeln
- Hornavan
- Mälaren
- Mien
- Roxen
- Runn
- Siljan
- Sommen
- Sparren
- Storavan
- Storvindeln
- Storsjön
- Torneträsk
- Tåkern
- Vänern
- Lake Väsman
- Vättern
- Yngen
Largest lakes by area
| Rank | Lake | Area |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vänern | 5,519 km (2,131 sq mi) |
| 2 | Vättern | 1,886 km (728 sq mi) |
| 3 | Mälaren | 1,090 km (420 sq mi) |
| 4 | Hjälmaren | 477 km (184 sq mi) |
| 5 | Storsjön | 456 km (176 sq mi) |
| 6 | Torneträsk | 330 km (130 sq mi) |
| 7 | Siljan | 292 km (113 sq mi) |
| 8 | Hornavan** | 262 km (101 sq mi) |
| 9 | Akkajaure | 260 km (100 sq mi) |
| 10 | Uddjaure | 249 km (96 sq mi) |
Deepest lakes
Subject to geological variations
- Hornavan - 228 m (748 ft)
- Torneträsk - 168 m (551 ft)
- Vojmsjön - 145 m (476 ft)
- Stor-Blåsjön - 144 m (472 ft)
- Stor-Rensjön - 140 m (460 ft)
- Virihaure - 138 m (453 ft)
- Kallsjön - 134 m (440 ft)
- Vastenjaure - 134 m (440 ft)
- Siljan - 134 m (440 ft)
- Kultsjön - 130 m (430 ft)
Largest lakes by volume
Lakes with the most water:
- Vänern - 153 km (37 cu mi)
- Vättern - 77.6 km (18.6 cu mi)
- Torneträsk - 17.1 km (4.1 cu mi)
- Mälaren - 14.3 km (3.4 cu mi)
- Hornavan - 11.9 km (2.9 cu mi)
- Siljan - 8.09 km (1.94 cu mi)
- Storsjön - 8.02 km (1.92 cu mi)
- Kallsjön - 6.14 km (1.47 cu mi)
- Akkajaure - 5.9 km (1.4 cu mi)
- Virihaure - 4.43 km (1.06 cu mi)
- Storuman - 4.18 km (1.00 cu mi)
Water life
- In lakes and rivers, there are a total of 52 species of fresh water fish; but several of them are rare.
See also
Notes
- "Lakes, Streams and Rivers" Smorgasbord, 2007, webpage (English language): SverigeTur-lakes Archived 2007-11-15 at the Wayback Machine.
- "Which Country Has The Most Lakes In The World?". WorldAtlas. 2020-07-31. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
- Lidmar-Bergström, K.; Olsson, S.; Roaldset, E. (1999). "Relief features and palaeoweathering remnants in formerly glaciated Scandinavian basement areas". In Thiry, Médard; Simon-Coinçon, Régine (eds.). Palaeoweathering, Palaeosurfaces and Related Continental Deposits. Special publication of the International Association of Sedimentologists. Vol. 27. Blackwell Science Ltd. pp. 275–301. ISBN 0-632 -05311-9.
- Statistisk årsbok 2012 Statistiska Centralbyrån.
References
- Fakta och Fiske, Fiskeriverket, 2003.
- Data from Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute, 2002.
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