Gudenå

Gudenå
The Guden River, Gudenåen
Gudenå; The Guden River, Gudenåen
	A northward view of the River Guden close to Lake Sminge
Etymology	Gudars stream, Gods stream
Location
Country	Denmark
Region	Jutland
District	Central Denmark Region
Municipality	Silkeborg, Favrskov, Randers
Physical characteristics
Source
• location
Mouth
• location	Randers Fjord
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Length	149 km (93 mi) (river); 149 km (inc. Randers Fjord)
Basin size	3,300 km2 (1,300 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	32.4 m3/s (1,140 cu ft/s)
	Denmarks largest river measured by water volume, the Skjern River, also emerges in Tinnet Krat, close to the source of Gudenå.

Gudenå or Gudenåen (pronounced [ˈkuˀðn̩ˌɔˀn̩]), is Denmark's longest river and runs through the central parts of the Jutlandic peninsula. An anglicized version of the name often seen is 'The River Guden'.

Gudenåen has its spring in Tinnet Krat, Vejle Municipality (between Nørre Snede and Tørring-Uldum) and flows a total of 149 kilometres (93 mi) to Randers Fjord in Randers,^[1] on a northward course which takes it through the central parts of Jutland. On its way, the river traverses the relatively high lying region of Søhøjlandet, through the lakes of , , Mossø, , , , , , , Silkeborg Langsø and before it empties in Randers Fjord; a long inlet of the Kattegat sea. It is fed by numerous streams and wetlands along the way.

Gudenåen came into existence some 15,000 years ago, at the end of the last Ice Age, when melting ice and glacial streams carved out its bed. The river shelters many species of animals and parts of its course are to be protected under the regulations of Natura 2000.

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Miljø og Energiministeriet: Afstrømningsforhold i danske vandløb (2000), p. 16
^ Note: When the river reach the town of Randers, it have traversed 149 km. (Source: The Fish in River Guden 2004, The Gudenaa Committee, Fig. 1-1 p.5 (in Danish))
^ The Fish in River Guden 2004 The Gudenaa Committee, Fig. 1-1 p.5 (in Danish)

Sources/External links[]

The Gudenaa Committee
Virtual journey on Gudenåen in Google Earth
Gudenåkomitéen A map of the river. (in Danish)

Coordinates: 56°29′N 10°13′E / 56.483°N 10.217°E / 56.483; 10.217

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[DMU-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b Miljø og Energiministeriet: Afstrømningsforhold i danske vandløb (2000), p. 16

[2] Note: When the river reach the town of Randers, it have traversed 149 km. (Source: The Fish in River Guden 2004, The Gudenaa Committee, Fig. 1-1 p.5 (in Danish))

[3] The Fish in River Guden 2004 The Gudenaa Committee, Fig. 1-1 p.5 (in Danish)

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