Storsjön (Gästrikland)
| Storsjön | |
|---|---|
Gävleborg | |
| Coordinates | 60°33′54.98″N 16°44′59.07″E / 60.5652722°N 16.7497417°E |
| Basin countries | Sweden |
| Surface area | 70.6 km2 (27.3 sq mi) |
| Max. depth | 15 m (49 ft) |
| Shore length1 | 140 km (87 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 62 m (203 ft) |
| Settlements | Sandviken & Gävle |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Storsjön (Swedish pronunciation:
An old saying says that the lake has "just as many islands as there are days in a year" which should not be interpreted literally, but simply means that they are too many to count (a more accurate figure would be around 150 islands). Storsjön is mostly around 2–5 metres (6.6–16.4 ft) in depth.
Old sources claim that Storsjön previously went by the name of Odensjön. This could possibly be proven by a 17th-century map where Gavleån, that flows through Gävle, is called Odensjöströmmen (lit. "Stream of Odensjön"). Storsjön is connected to Gavleån, which is connected to the sea.
Fish
By experimental fishing, these fishes have been caught:[2]
- Perch
- Bream
- Sea bream
- Ruffe
- Pike
- Sander
- Cyprinidae
- Bleak
- Roach
- European smelt
- Crucian carp
- Rudd
- Vendace
- Tench
- Vimba vimba
- Sandvikens segelsällskap SSS (lit. "Sandviken Yacht Club")
- Föreningen Rädda Storsjön (lit. "Compound Save the Great Lake")
Beaches
Water samples are taken at the following beaches in Storsjön:
Catchment areas
Storsjön is a part of
References
- ^ "Statistik provfiske i sjöar". Aquarapport.slu.se. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
- ^ "Statistik provfiske i sjöar". Aquarapport.slu.se. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
- ^ "Image" (ZIP). Smhi.se. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
- ^ "Image" (ZIP). Smhi.se. Retrieved 1 December 2014.