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The Skellefte River (or Skellefteälven 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....
; one of the major 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....
 rivers..

Geographically, it starts in 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....
, also known as the Swedish Lappland province where it drains the lakes Hornavan
Hornavan

Hornavan ['hu|rna|van] is a lake in northern Sweden. It is located in Arjeplog Municipality in the province of Swedish Lapland, administratively known as Norrbotten County....
, Uddjaur and Storavan
Storavan

Storavan is a lake in Norrbotten County, Lapland, Sweden, Sweden, adjacent to Lake Uddjaure, 421 metres above sea level....
 near Arjeplog
Arjeplog

Arjeplog is a urban areas in Sweden in Lapland, Sweden and the seat of Arjeplog Municipality, Norrbotten County.It is a popular winter test site for the European car industry....
; then goes south-east into Västerbotten County
Västerbotten County

V?sterbotten County is a Counties of Sweden or l?n in the north of Sweden. It borders the counties of V?sternorrland County, J?mtland County, and Norrbotten County, as well as the Norway county of Nordland and the Gulf of Bothnia....
, passing through the town Skellefteå
Skellefteå

Skellefte? is a Cities in Sweden in V?sterbotten in northern Sweden. It has 35,525 inhabitants, and is the seat of Skellefte? Municipality, with 73,000 inhabitants....
 (which has given it its name), and finally 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 Västerbotten
Västerbotten

, is a Provinces of Sweden or landskap in the north of Sweden. It borders ?ngermanland, Swedish Lapland, Norrbotten and the Gulf of Bothnia....
 province.

It is one of the major northern Swedish rivers, with a length of 410 kilometers.






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The Skellefte River (or Skellefteälven 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....
; one of the major 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....
 rivers..

Geographically, it starts in 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....
, also known as the Swedish Lappland province where it drains the lakes Hornavan
Hornavan

Hornavan ['hu|rna|van] is a lake in northern Sweden. It is located in Arjeplog Municipality in the province of Swedish Lapland, administratively known as Norrbotten County....
, Uddjaur and Storavan
Storavan

Storavan is a lake in Norrbotten County, Lapland, Sweden, Sweden, adjacent to Lake Uddjaure, 421 metres above sea level....
 near Arjeplog
Arjeplog

Arjeplog is a urban areas in Sweden in Lapland, Sweden and the seat of Arjeplog Municipality, Norrbotten County.It is a popular winter test site for the European car industry....
; then goes south-east into Västerbotten County
Västerbotten County

V?sterbotten County is a Counties of Sweden or l?n in the north of Sweden. It borders the counties of V?sternorrland County, J?mtland County, and Norrbotten County, as well as the Norway county of Nordland and the Gulf of Bothnia....
, passing through the town Skellefteå
Skellefteå

Skellefte? is a Cities in Sweden in V?sterbotten in northern Sweden. It has 35,525 inhabitants, and is the seat of Skellefte? Municipality, with 73,000 inhabitants....
 (which has given it its name), and finally 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 Västerbotten
Västerbotten

, is a Provinces of Sweden or landskap in the north of Sweden. It borders ?ngermanland, Swedish Lapland, Norrbotten and the Gulf of Bothnia....
 province.

It is one of the major northern Swedish rivers, with a length of 410 kilometers. Like many large northern rivers, it has been cultivated for water power.

There are several tributaries
Tributary

A tributary is a stream or river which flows into a Mainstem river. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea. Tributaries and the mainstem river serve to drain the surrounding drainage basin of its surface water and groundwater by leading the water out into an ocean or some other large body of water....
 to the river, with the largest ones named: Malån, Petikån, Finnforsån, Bjurån and Klintforsån.

Salmon
Salmon

Salmon is the common name for several species of fish of the family Salmonidae. Several other fish in the family are called trout,the difference is often attributed to the migratory life of the salmon as compared to the residential behaviour of trout, this holds true for the Atlantic salmon....
s and trout
Trout

Trout are a number of species of freshwater fish belonging to the Salmoninae subfamily of the Salmonidae family. Salmon belong to some of the same genera as trout but, unlike most trout, most salmon species spend almost all their lives in salt water....
s are being put out to compensate for the water power plants, and the river and its tributary are all popular destinations for fishers. Especially popular is the town Skellefteå, known as "Fishing in City".

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?....
  • Pite River
    Pite River

    The Pite River is a river in northern Sweden, flowing through the Norrbotten County. It is one of the four major rivers in Norrland that have been left untouched by water power plants....
  • 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....
  • Angerman River