Bräkneån
Bräkneån | |
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![]() Bräkneån in southern Småland, where it is intersected by Highway 29. | |
Location | |
Country | Sweden |
Physical characteristics | |
Mouth | Baltic Sea |
• coordinates | 56°10′10″N 15°07′23″E / 56.16944°N 15.12306°ECoordinates: 56°10′10″N 15°07′23″E / 56.16944°N 15.12306°E |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Length | 84 km (52 mi) |
Basin size | 462.3 km2 (178.5 sq mi)[1] |
Bräkneån is a river in southern Smaland and Blekinge, Sweden, which runs through Tingsryd and Ronneby municipalities. The river's total length is 84 km, catchment area about 460 km². Bräkneån from Fish Lake City (136 m asl) in southern Småland, Tingsryd, Kronoberg County, and winds about four miles to the lake Ygden in the south (129 m asl). From Ygden go Bräkneån via Tingsryd to the lake Tiken (125 m asl) and then reaches Blekinge. (A rest stop at Bräkneån found along Highway 29, just before the Bay Area). In Blekinge passed including the village Bälganet and agglomeration Bräkne-Hoby at E22 before Bräkneån eventually flows into the Baltic Sea at Väby.
A film about Bräkneån and people in the river valley was shown on BBC1 in early 2004.[citation needed]
References[]
- ^ "Län och huvudavrinningsområden i Sverige" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
- Rivers of Kronoberg County
- Sweden river stubs