Västerdal River
Västerdal River in Vansbro
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Native nameVästerdalälven (Swedish)
Location
CountrySweden
Physical characteristics
Mouth 
 • location
Djurås
 • coordinates
60°33′N 15°08′E / 60.550°N 15.133°E / 60.550; 15.133
Length300 km (190 mi)[1]
Basin size
8,640 km2 (3,340 sq mi)[1]

Västerdalälven (literally West Dal River) is a 300 km long river in Sweden that flows southeast through Dalarna. Its sources are Görälven and Fuluälven and the end point is Djurås, in the municipality of Gagnef, where it connects with Österdalälven to form Dalälven. The annual open water swimming competition Vansbrosimningen takes place in Vanån (2000 m) and Västerdal River (1000 m).

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  1. ^ a b "Västerdalälven". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 14 July 2010. (subscription required)


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Vansbro

The town is situated by the end of the Vanån, or Van River, the main tributary of the Västerdal River. The first time Vansbro was mentioned in writing was

Dalarna

Siljan, in the middle part of Dalarna. There the Västerdal River and Österdal River join the Dal River. Dalarna's second largest lake is Runn, which lies

Vansbrosimningen

000 m, first 2,000 m downstream in Vanån then 1,000 m upstream in Västerdal River. It is part of En svensk klassiker, the "Swedish Classic" which also

Vanån

Vanån is a river in Sweden and the largest tributary of the Västerdal River. The annual open water swimming competition Vansbrosimningen takes place in

Gagnef Municipality

Geographically, the two rivers of the Västerdal River and the Österdal River flow together in Gagnef to form the Dal River, as represented in the municipality's

Fulufjället National Park

meeting of the Görälven and Fulan gives birth to the Västerdal River, which itself forms the great river Dalälven. One of the park's streams, Njupån, forms

Vi Gale

Håkansson in 1917, in a rural village called Noret along Central Sweden's Västerdal River in Dalarna County. She was the daughter of Erland G. Håkansson and

Färnebofjärden National Park

second longest Swedish river at 541 km (336 mi). The river begins at the confluence of the Västerdal River and the Österdal River in Gagnef Municipality