Viskan

Viskan
Viskan where it runs through Borås
Map
Location
CountrySweden
CountiesVästra Götaland County, Halland County
CityBorås
Physical characteristics
SourceTolken
 • locationUlricehamn Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
 • coordinates57°47′30″N 13°15′00″E / 57.79167°N 13.25000°E / 57.79167; 13.25000
 • elevation226 m (741 ft)[2]
MouthKlosterfjorden, Kattegatt
 • location
Varberg Municipality, Halland County, Sweden
 • coordinates
57°13′30″N 12°12′20″E / 57.22500°N 12.20556°E / 57.22500; 12.20556
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length140 km (87 mi)[1]
Basin size2,202.1 km2 (850.2 sq mi)[3]
Discharge 
 • average34 m3/s (1,200 cu ft/s)[1]
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftHäggån, Slottsån
 • rightMunkån, Surteån

Viskan is a river in the south west of Sweden. It is about 140 kilometers long. It starts in the lake Tolken outside Ulricehamn and has its outlet in the Kattegatt. It runs through Borås.

References

  1. ^ a b "Viskan". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 11 July 2010. (subscription required)
  2. ^ "Viskan". Nordisk Familjebok (in Swedish). Vol. 32 (2 ed.). 1921. pp. 838–839. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
  3. ^ "Län och huvudavrinningsområden i Sverige" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute. Retrieved 11 July 2010.