List of lakes of Sweden explained

The list of lakes of Sweden contains the major lakes in the nation of Sweden. However, Sweden has 22,600 lakes larger than 0.1 km² (100,000 m²) and over 97,500 lakes larger than 2acres, so the list is far from comprehensive.^{[1] [2]} Using 0.1km² surface area as the measuring limit, Sweden place fifth on Countries with most lakes in the world. The great number of lakes in southern Sweden could according to Alfred Gabriel Nathorst be indebted to the creation of basins due to the stripping of an irregular mantle of weathered rock by glacier erosion.^[3]

Alphabetical list

Some of the major lakes in Sweden:

• • Agunnarydsjön Alkvettern
• Ånnsjön
• Åresjön
• Bolmen
• Boren
• Bosarpasjön
• Dellen
• Edasjön
• Gammelstadsviken, Norbotten
• Glan
• Hjälmaren
• Ikesjaure
• Kedträsket
• Lake Immeln
• Hornavan
• Mälaren
• Mien
• Roxen
• Runn
• Siljan
• Sommen
• Sparren
• Storavan
• Storvindeln
• Storsjön
• Torneträsk
• Tåkern
• Vänern
• Lake Väsman
• Vättern

Largest lakes by area

Lakes of Sweden by area^[4]

Rank	Lake	Area
1	Vänern	5519km2
2	Vättern	1886km2
3	Mälaren	1090km2
4	Hjälmaren	477km2
5	Storsjön	456km2
6	Torneträsk	330km2
7	Siljan	292km2
8	Hornavan	262km2
9	Akkajaure	260km2
10	Uddjaure	249km2

Deepest lakes

Subject to geological variations

1. Hornavan - 228m (748feet)
2. Torneträsk - 168m (551feet)
3. Vojmsjön - 145m (476feet)
4. Stor-Blåsjön - 144m (472feet)
5. Stor-Rensjön - 140m (460feet)
6. Virihaure - 138m (453feet)
7. Kallsjön - 134m (440feet)
8. Vastenjaure - 134m (440feet)
9. Siljan - 134m (440feet)
10. Kultsjön - 130m (430feet)

Largest lakes by volume

Lakes with the most water:

1. Vänern - 153km3
2. Vättern - 77.6km3
3. Torneträsk - 17.1km3
4. Mälaren - 14.3km3
5. Hornavan - 11.9km3
6. Siljan - 8.09km3
7. Storsjön - 8.02km3
8. Kallsjön - 6.14km3
9. Akkajaure - 5.9km3
10. Virihaure - 4.43km3
11. Storuman - 4.18km3

Water life

• In lakes and rivers, there are a total of 52 species of fresh water fish; but several of them are rare.

See also

• Geography of Sweden
• List of islands of Sweden
• List of rivers of Sweden

Notes

1. "Lakes, Streams and Rivers" Smorgasbord, 2007, webpage (English language): SverigeTur-lakes .
2. Web site: 2020-07-31 . Which Country Has The Most Lakes In The World? . 2024-10-22 . WorldAtlas . en-US.
3. Book: Lidmar-Bergström, K. . Olsson . S.. Roaldset . E.. Karna Lidmar-Bergström . 1999 . Relief features and palaeoweathering remnants in formerly glaciated Scandinavian basement areas . Palaeoweathering, Palaeosurfaces and Related Continental Deposits . Thiry . Médard . Simon-Coinçon . Régine . Blackwell Science Ltd . 275–301 . 0-632 -05311-9 . 27. Special publication of the International Association of Sedimentologists .
4. http://www.scb.se/statistik/_publikationer/OV0904_2012A01_BR_02_A01BR1201.pdf Statistisk årsbok 2012

References

• Fakta och Fiske, Fiskeriverket, 2003.
• Data from Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute, 2002.