Galten (basin)
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| Galten | |
|---|---|
  Galten | |
| Location | Södermanland County, Västmanland County |
| Coordinates | 59°27′N 16°10′E / 59.450°N 16.167°E |
| Type | Fjard |
| Part of | Mälaren |
| Primary inflows | Arbogaån, Kolbäcksån, Hedströmmen, Köpingsån[1] |
| Primary outflows | Blacken[2] |
| Catchment area | 12,209 km2 (4,714 sq mi)[3][a] |
| Basin countries | Sweden |
| Surface area | 54 km2 (21 sq mi)[2][3] |
| References | [2][3] |
Galten is a fjard of Lake Mälaren, the third-largest lake in Sweden. It is the westernmost part of the lake, and is connected to the fjard of Blacken in the east through the strait of Kvicksund.[1]
Notes
[edit]- ^ This includes the catchment area of lake Hjälmaren,[3] whose main discharge is through Eskilstunaån but also drains to Galten through Hjälmare kanal and Arbogaån.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Fehr, Isak (1912). "Mälarlandskapen och Mälaren". Geografien i skildringar och bilder: första bandet (in Swedish). Lund: C. W. K. Gleerups förlag. p. 168. SELIBR 1692478. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ a b c "Mälaren-Galten". VISS (in Swedish). Vattenmyndigheterna. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Modelldata per område". Vattenwebb (in Swedish). Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ Svenskt Vattenarkiv (1994). Avrinningsområden i Sverige. Del 3. Vattendrag till Egentliga Östersjön och Öresund (PDF). Hydrologi (in Swedish). Vol. 50. Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute. pp. 34, 120. ISSN 0283-7722. SELIBR 575000.
Genom [Hjälmare kanal] tappas i medeltal ca 2 m2/s [sic] från Hjälmaren till Arbogaån.
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