Gavleån, Gävleån or Gävle River is a watercourse in the middle Gästrikland of Sweden from Storsjön to Gävle Bay (Gävlebukten) in the Bothnian Sea.

Gävle River
Native nameGavleån, Gävleån (Swedish)
Location
CountrySweden
Physical characteristics
MouthGävle Bay in the Bothnian Sea
 • location
Gävle
 • coordinates
60°40′50″N 17°11′00″E / 60.68056°N 17.18333°E / 60.68056; 17.18333
Length129 km (80 mi)
Basin size2,459.5 km2 (949.6 sq mi)[1]
Discharge 
 • average21 m3/s (740 cu ft/s)[2]

References edit

  1. ^ "Län och huvudavrinningsområden i Sverige" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
  2. ^ "Gavleån". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 15 July 2010. (subscription required)