Viskan

River in Sweden
57°47′30″N 13°15′00″E / 57.79167°N 13.25000°E / 57.79167; 13.25000 • elevation226 m (741 ft)[1] MouthKlosterfjorden, Kattegatt
 • location
Varberg Municipality, Halland County, Sweden
 • coordinates
57°13′30″N 12°12′20″E / 57.22500°N 12.20556°E / 57.22500; 12.20556
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)Length140 km (87 mi)[2]Basin size2,202.1 km2 (850.2 sq mi)[3]Discharge  • average34 m3/s (1,200 cu ft/s)[2] Basin featuresTributaries  • leftHäggån, Slottsån • rightMunkån, Surteån

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

  1. ^ "Viskan". Nordisk Familjebok (in Swedish). Vol. 32 (2 ed.). 1921. pp. 838–839. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
  2. ^ a b "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.