Klarälven

Trysil shortly after the confluence with the Solna

Klarälven

Position of the flux in Sweden and Norway

Until 1990, was floated on the river

The Klarälven (Swedish name) is a river in Sweden and Norway. In Norway, the river has several names.

He is the longest river in Sweden, which is not flowing into the sea.

Its source river, the roe, has its origin on the Swedish side. From there it flows in a westerly direction to Femund in Norway. This is drained by the Gløta to Isteren, which in turn flows through the Isterfossen to Galtsjön. Until Sennsjøen the river is then called Femundselva. From there to the Høljesjøen on the Swedish border, the river shall then be called Trysil.

After a distance of about 460 kilometers of the Klar-river at Karlstad flows into Lake Vänern.

The Klarälven is in the headwaters of a wild river, which flows through lonely forest, mountain and hills. In the lower reaches, he is a tame flow, only the last section flows through densely built-up areas.

The Klarälven was the last Swedish river, the rafting was still operating. As a reminder of this time there is between the towns of Branäs and Edebäck raft trips for tourists.

Until the 1990s, the river at the bottom of the transport of wood was used. The tree trunks were thrown into the water and taken out at Karlstad again and made into paper. To ensure that the wood does not stranded, had the water level of Klarälven regulated obstacles in the river bed as stone blocks removed and the barrel be straightened. In part, this resulted from the barrages gradient is used to generate electricity even today. The construction work had devastating negative consequences for salmonids. The migration route of salmon from Lake Vänern to their spawning grounds in the upper reaches of the Klar-river and its tributaries was interrupted, destroyed the spawning and pitches. In recent years, the river was partially renatured.