Viskan

Viskan
Viskan
	Viskan where it runs through Borås
Location
Country	Sweden
Counties	Västra Götaland County, Halland County
City	Borås
Physical characteristics
Source	Tolken
• location	Ulricehamn Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
• coordinates	57°47′30″N 13°15′00″E / 57.79167°N 13.25000°E
• elevation	226 m (741 ft)
Mouth	, Kattegatt
• location	Varberg Municipality, Halland County, Sweden
• coordinates	57°13′30″N 12°12′20″E / 57.22500°N 12.20556°ECoordinates: 57°13′30″N 12°12′20″E / 57.22500°N 12.20556°E
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Length	140 km (87 mi)
Basin size	2,202.1 km2 (850.2 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	34 m3/s (1,200 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	,
• right	,

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[]

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

[nf-1] "Viskan". Nordisk Familjebok (in Swedish). 32 (2 ed.). 1921. pp. 838–839. Retrieved 11 July 2010.

[ne-2] "Viskan". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 11 July 2010. (subscription required)

[3] "Län och huvudavrinningsområden i Sverige" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute. Retrieved 11 July 2010.

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