Västerdal River

Västerdal River
Västerdal River
	Västerdal River in Vansbro
Native name	[Västerdalälven] Error: {{Native name}}: missing language tag (help) (language?)
Location
Country	Sweden
Physical characteristics
Mouth
• location	Djurås
• coordinates	60°33′N 15°08′E / 60.550°N 15.133°ECoordinates: 60°33′N 15°08′E / 60.550°N 15.133°E
Length	300 km (190 mi)
Basin size	8,640 km2 (3,340 sq mi)

Västerdalälven (literally West Dal River) is a 300 km long river in Sweden that flows southeast through Dalarna. Its sources are Görälven and Fuluälven and the end point is Djurås, in the municipality of Gagnef, where it connects with Österdalälven to form Dalälven. The annual open water swimming competition Vansbrosimningen takes place in Vanån (2000 m) and Västerdal River (1000 m).

References[]

^ ^a ^b "Västerdalälven". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 14 July 2010. (subscription required)

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