Kalix River

Kalix River
Kalix River
	Kalix) Kalix älv (Swedish);
Location
Country	Sweden
County	Norrbotten
Physical characteristics
Mouth	Gulf of Bothnia
• location	Kalix
• coordinates	65°50′N 23°11′E / 65.833°N 23.183°E
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Length	450 km (280 mi)
Basin size	18,130.1 km2 (7,000.1 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	290 m3/s (10,000 cu ft/s)

The Kalix River (in

Lappland; and to the south through Norrbotten County, discharging in the Gulf of Bothnia south-east of Kalix

.

The Kalix River is the third river by length in Norrbotten, with the Torne River being 522 km and the Lule River being only slightly longer at 460.81 km

Major contributaries are Tvärån, Ängesån and Tärendö River, which is a bifurcation river taking water from Torne River.

Its largest waterfall is Jokkfall, in Överkalix Municipality.

References

^ ^a ^b "Kalixälven". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 14 July 2010. (subscription required)
^ "Län och huvudavrinningsområden i Sverige" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute. Retrieved 14 July 2010.

[ne-1] "Kalixälven". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 14 July 2010. (subscription required)

[2] "Län och huvudavrinningsområden i Sverige" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute. Retrieved 14 July 2010.

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