Ume River and the way through southern Lapland and the county of Vasterbotten
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The Ume River and the the river system is situated in the Southern Lapland and the county of Vasterbotten (north Sweden) including Juktan River, the Lais River and Vindeln River, the two later free-flowing tributary.
The catchment area of Ume River covers 16,800 km2 and consists of river reaches and lakes, and goes from the lake Överuman on the border between Norway and Sweden, and empties into the Gulf of Bothnia near the city of Umeå with a discharge/volume of 450 m3/s. The main river channel of the Ume River is about 470 km long, falling from about 520 m above the sea level at the lake Överuman, to the sea level.
The highest mountain in the catchment (Norra Storfjället) reaches 1,767 m above sea level.
Where the dam of the Bålforsen power station now stands, the river crosses the former highest coastline attained following the last ice age.
VATTENFALLS HYDROELECTRIC POWER STATION ALONG UME RIVER Website Stornorrfors 581MW Tuggen 105 MW Umsluspen 94 MW Grundfors 90 MW Ajaure 70 MW Gejmån 65 MW Gardikfors 60 MW Stensele 50 MW Rusfors 45 MW Juktan 26 MW
SYDKRAFTS HYDROELECTRIC POWER STATION ALONG UME RIVER Website Betsele 25 MW Bjurfors nedre 78 MW Bjurfors övre 42 MW Bålforsen 88 MW Harrsele 223 MW Hällforsen 22 MW Pengfors 52 MW
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Swedish river and waterways and the total power production for 2004.
Ume River
The Ume River and the the river system is situated in the Southern Lapland and the county of Vasterbotten (north
The main river channel of the Ume River is about 470 km long, falling from about 520 m above the sea level at the lake Överuman, to the sea level.
