Botorpsströmmen

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The Botorpsströmmen is a river and river system in eastern Småland, in the municipality of Västervik in the Swedish province of Kalmar län.

The river forms the outlet of the lake Långsjön west of Västervik. He leaves it at its eastern shore at Ankarsrum. It flows through the lakes Hällsjön, Flugen, Maren and Ålsjön, which he drained via three routes to the Baltic Sea.

The most important river is the source Tynnsån, which drains the lake Tynn. Including headwaters of the total length of the Botorpsströmmen 75 km away. The catchment area of ​​998.8 km ². The outflow regulated Yxern Lake is located in the catchment area. In the course of the river Botorpsströmmen are several smaller hydroelectric power plants.