Motala ström

River in Sweden

58°32′10″N 15°02′05″E / 58.53611°N 15.03472°E / 58.53611; 15.03472 • elevation88 m (289 ft) MouthBaltic Sea
 • coordinates
58°37′30″N 16°15′10″E / 58.62500°N 16.25278°E / 58.62500; 16.25278
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)Length100 km (62 mi)[1]Basin size15,481.2 km2 (5,977.3 sq mi)[2]Discharge  • average100 m3/s (3,500 cu ft/s)[1]

Motala ström is the river system that drains lake Vättern, the second largest lake in Sweden, into the Baltic Sea in Norrköping. It is named from the city Motala where it begins. In the early 19th century, the Göta Canal was constructed in parallel with Motala ström.

References

  1. ^ a b "Motala ström". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 14 July 2010. (subscription required)
  2. ^ "Län och huvudavrinningsområden i Sverige" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute. Retrieved 14 July 2010.