Fryken

59°43′40.883″N 13°10′11.50″E / 59.72802306°N 13.1698611°E / 59.72802306; 13.1698611

Fryken valley

Fryken (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈfry̌ːkɛn])[1] is a chain of three lakes in Värmland, Sweden: Upper, Middle and Lower Fryken. The lakes are separated by two sounds, Sunnesundet and Nilsbysundet. The total length of Fryken is 80 km, but it is only 3 km wide at the widest part. The maximum depth is 120 meters and it is located at 62 meters above sea level. Fryken is drained by Norsälven.

Upper Fryken
  1. ^ Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 8.