Göta älv

Position of the Göta älv

Göta älv, Trollhättan Falls

View from Kopparklinten on the Göta älv

The Göta älv is a Swedish river. It connects the lake Vänern, from which it emerges in Vänersborg, with the Kattegat. He shares with Kungälv ( ⊙ 57.86009212.010552 ) into two branches which flow north and south of the island Rambergsvallen into the Kattegat. The northern arm is called Nordre älv. The southern continues to flow to Gothenburg.

The Göta älv, which is 93 km long, has an average discharge of 575 m³ / s He, together with the lake Vänern and its tributary Klarälven a system with a length of 720 km and drains an area of 50,180 km ². He is the longest river in Sweden.

The Göta is älv both for inland navigation as well as for the generation of meaning. At its running there are four running power plants. In them the Trollhätte channel passes, allowing the navigation between the North Sea and Vänern.

In the course of the Göta älv are the towns Vänersborg, Trollhättan, Lilla Edet, Kungälv and Gothenburg.

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