Ljusnan
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| Ljusnan | |
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.jpg) Ljusnan seen from the small town of Färila
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| Country | Sweden |
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| Mouth | Bothnian Sea |
| - elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| - coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Length | 430 km (267 mi) [1] |
| Basin | 19,828.1 km2 (7,656 sq mi) [2] |
| Discharge | |
| - average | 230 m3/s (8,122 cu ft/s) [1] |
| - max | 2,500 m3/s (88,287 cu ft/s) [1] |
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Ljusnan (from Old Norse: Lusn — light[3]) is a river in Sweden, which is 440 kilometers long. The river starts in northwestern Härjedalen and then continues throughout the province into Hälsingland all the way to the Bothnian Sea. The biggest tributary is Voxnan. The river is heavily used for hydropower with 18 hydro powerplants. During 2001 Ljusnan produced 4,5 TWh.
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