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The Pite River (Piteälven, Pite älv or Piteå älv in Swedish) is a river in northern Sweden
Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....
, flowing through the Norrbotten County
Norrbotten County

Norrbotten County is a Counties of Sweden or l?n in the extreme north of Sweden. It borders to V?sterbotten County and the Gulf of Bothnia....
. It is one of the four major rivers in Norrland
Norrland

Norrland is one of the three lands of Sweden , the northern part, consisting of nine Provinces of Sweden. The term Norrland is not used for any administrative purpose, but it is common in everyday language, e.g....
 that have been left untouched by water power plants.

It starts in the large lakes in eastern Sweden, such as Tjeggelvas, Vuolvojaure and Labbas, in Jokkmokk Municipality
Jokkmokk Municipality

Jokkmokk Municipality is a municipalities of Sweden in Norrbotten County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Jokkmokk.The name Jokkmokk is Sami languages for the words "river" and "bend", since the town is situated close to a bend in the nearby river....
, and flows to the east coast, discharging in the Gulf of Bothnia
Gulf of Bothnia

The Gulf of Bothnia is the northernmost arm of the Baltic Sea. It is situated between Finland's west coast and Sweden's east coast. In the south of the gulf lie the ?land, between the Sea of ?land and the Archipelago Sea....
, in the Piteå Municipality
Piteå Municipality

Pite? Municipality is a municipalities of Sweden in Norrbotten County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Pite?....
.

It has a length of 400 kilometers, covering an area of 11,200km².

Its largest waterfall
Waterfall

A waterfall is usually a geology geologic formation resulting from water, often in the form of a stream, flowing over an erosion-resistant rock formation that forms a nickpoint, or sudden break in elevation....
 is Storforsen
Storforsen

Storforsen, a rapid in the Pite River in Swedish Norrbottens l?n is located approximately 38 km northwest of ?lvsbyn. With an average flow of 250 m3/s, the rapids are one of the biggest in Europe....
, which has also become the most popular place to visit in Norrbotten.






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The Pite River (Piteälven, Pite älv or Piteå älv in Swedish) is a river in northern Sweden
Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....
, flowing through the Norrbotten County
Norrbotten County

Norrbotten County is a Counties of Sweden or l?n in the extreme north of Sweden. It borders to V?sterbotten County and the Gulf of Bothnia....
. It is one of the four major rivers in Norrland
Norrland

Norrland is one of the three lands of Sweden , the northern part, consisting of nine Provinces of Sweden. The term Norrland is not used for any administrative purpose, but it is common in everyday language, e.g....
 that have been left untouched by water power plants.

It starts in the large lakes in eastern Sweden, such as Tjeggelvas, Vuolvojaure and Labbas, in Jokkmokk Municipality
Jokkmokk Municipality

Jokkmokk Municipality is a municipalities of Sweden in Norrbotten County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Jokkmokk.The name Jokkmokk is Sami languages for the words "river" and "bend", since the town is situated close to a bend in the nearby river....
, and flows to the east coast, discharging in the Gulf of Bothnia
Gulf of Bothnia

The Gulf of Bothnia is the northernmost arm of the Baltic Sea. It is situated between Finland's west coast and Sweden's east coast. In the south of the gulf lie the ?land, between the Sea of ?land and the Archipelago Sea....
, in the Piteå Municipality
Piteå Municipality

Pite? Municipality is a municipalities of Sweden in Norrbotten County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Pite?....
.

It has a length of 400 kilometers, covering an area of 11,200km².

Its largest waterfall
Waterfall

A waterfall is usually a geology geologic formation resulting from water, often in the form of a stream, flowing over an erosion-resistant rock formation that forms a nickpoint, or sudden break in elevation....
 is Storforsen
Storforsen

Storforsen, a rapid in the Pite River in Swedish Norrbottens l?n is located approximately 38 km northwest of ?lvsbyn. With an average flow of 250 m3/s, the rapids are one of the biggest in Europe....
, which has also become the most popular place to visit in Norrbotten. It is located in Älvsbyn Municipality
Älvsbyn Municipality

?lvsbyn Municipality is a municipalities of Sweden in Norrbotten County in northern Sweden. Its administrative centre is located in ?lvsbyn.The present municipality has the same size as the original one, created at the time the municipalities of Sweden were formed in 1863....
.

See also

Some of the other large Norrland rivers:
  • Kalix River
    Kalix River

    The Kalix River is one of the four major rivers of Norrland, northern Sweden, that are untouched by water power constructions. It is 461 kilometres long, flowing up to the Kebnekajse mountain range in Kiruna Municipality....
  • Torne River
    Torne River

    The Torne River , is a river in northern Sweden and Finland. Approximately a half of the river's length is a part of the border between these two countries....
  • Lule River
    Lule River

    Lule River is a major river in Sweden, rising in northern Sweden and flowing southeast for 460 km before reaching the Gulf of Bothnia at Lule?....
  • Ume River
    Ume River

    The Ume River is one of the main rivers in northern Sweden. It is around 460 km long, and flows in a south-eastern direction from its source, the lake ?veruman by the Norway border within the Scandinavian mountain range....
  • Skellefte River
    Skellefte River

    The Skellefte River is a river in northern Sweden; one of the major Norrland rivers..Geographically, it starts in the Norrbotten County, also known as the Swedish Lappland province where it drains the lakes Hornavan, Uddjaur and Storavan near Arjeplog; then goes south-east into V?sterbotten County, passing through the town Skellefte? , an...
  • Angerman River