Viskan
river in southern Sweden
Viskan is a river in the historical province of Halland in southern Sweden.
| Viskan | |
|---|---|
 Viskan where it runs through Borås | |
| Location | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Counties | Västra Götaland County, Halland County |
| City | Borås |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Tolken |
| - location | Ulricehamn Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden |
| - coordinates | 57°47′30″N 13°15′00″E / 57.79167°N 13.25000°E |
| - elevation | 226 m (741 ft)[1] |
| Mouth | Klosterfjorden, Kattegatt |
| - location | Varberg Municipality, Halland County, Sweden |
| - coordinates | 57°13′30″N 12°12′20″E / 57.22500°N 12.20556°E |
| - elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 140 km (87 mi)[2] |
| Basin size | 2,202.1 km2 (850.2 sq mi)[3] |
| Discharge | |
| - average | 34 m3/s (1,200 cu ft/s)[2] |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| - left | Häggån, Slottsån |
| - right | Munkån, Surteån |
References
change- ↑ "Viskan". Nordisk Familjebok (in Swedish). Vol. 32 (2 ed.). 1921. pp. 838–839. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Viskan". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 11 July 2010. (subscription required)
- ↑ "Län och huvudavrinningsområden i Sverige" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
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