Lillsjön (Ulvsunda)

Lillsjön (Swedish: The Small Lake) is a small lake in Bromma, a suburb of Stockholm, Sweden. It is one of four lakes in the western suburbs, along with Kyrksjön, Judarn, and Råcksta Träsk. Located in the small park Lillsjöparken and surrounded by heavily trafficked artery roads on all sides, it is rich in nutrients with high levels of metals in the sediments. Prospects are to improve the water quality to keep the lake as a locale for birds.^[2]

Catchment area

Lillsjön is a small and shallow lake connected to Ulvsundasjön through a channel, and the flow is periodically reversed with water pouring into the lake. Half of the catchment area is composed of forest and open terrain, part of series of parks constituting a local recreational resource. Heavily trafficked roads take up some 4 per cent and settlements (including allotment-gardens) approximately 20 per cent of the surface. The lake is considered as of great recreational value but of moderate natural importance, except as a breeding locale for many fish species in Lake Mälaren. Motorboats are prohibited in the lake.^[1][3]

The lake is surrounded by the

North and east of the lake are a petrol station and other operations considered as having a negative environmental impact. Until the mid-1980s, the lake received considerable amounts of spillway overflow which resulted in high levels of coliform bacteria. A waste water accident in 1997 caused considerable amounts of polluted water to leak into the lake, but since 2001 waste water only reaches the lake during sustained periods of rain. Low levels of oxygen causes levels of phosphorus to rise in the bottom of the lake during winters and during summers when the lake is stratified. Run-off water from surrounding roads reaches the lake through the ditch dug when the park was created. Most of the nitrogen and more than half of the phosphorus stems from settlements in the area, while allotment gardens, generally lacking sewers, contribute nutrients. Industrial and other operations contribute zinc and copper. The lake's sediments have high levels of copper and nickel, and deeper sediments contain very high levels of organic compounds such as PAHs and PCB.^[3]

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Flora and fauna

In late summers, the lake is dominated by various

While the lake by itself is mostly of local interest, there are various historical structures in the surrounding area making it popular for promenades, including petroglyphs, runestones, the 17th century Ulvsunda Palace, and several 19th century mansions and other buildings considered of great local interest. The nearest metro station is Abrahamsberg.^[5]

Notes

See also

• Geography of Stockholm
• Lakes in Sweden
• Ulvsunda

References

• "Lillsjön" (in Swedish). Stockholm vatten. 2007-03-01. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-05-22.
• "Vattenprogram för Stockholm 2000 - Lillsjön" (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm vatten. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-05-22.
• Bengt Petterson; Anders Häggroth; Hans Törnsäter. "Sevärdheter kring Lillsjön" (in Swedish). Bromma Hembygdsförening. Archived from the original on 2007-05-19. Retrieved 2007-05-22. (Sights of interest around Lake Lillsjön.)

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lillsjön, Bromma.

• "Bilder från Lillsjöparken i Bromma" (in Swedish). ibromma.nu. Archived from the original on 2007-10-28. Retrieved 2007-05-22. (Photos from the area.)