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The Ume River (Swedish: Umeälven) is one of the main rivers 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....
. It is around 460 km (285 miles) long, and flows in a south-eastern direction from its source, the lake Överuman by the Norwegian
Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe that occupies the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula....
 border within the Scandinavian mountain range.






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Ume Alv in Umea
The Ume River (Swedish: Umeälven) is one of the main rivers 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....
. It is around 460 km (285 miles) long, and flows in a south-eastern direction from its source, the lake Överuman by the Norwegian
Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe that occupies the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula....
 border within the Scandinavian mountain range. For large parts, the European route E12
European route E12

European route E 12 is a road part of the International E-road network. It begins in Mo i Rana, Norway and ends in Helsinki, Finland, with a ferry line between Sweden and Finland....
, also known as Blå Vägen (Blue Route), follows its path.

It passes through lake Storuman
Storuman

Storuman is a town in Lapland, Sweden and the seat of Storuman Municipality, V?sterbotten County. Other towns in the area are Lycksele and T?rnaby....
. It has been extensively cultivated for water power.

It drains into 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....
 on Sweden's east coast at the small town Holmsund
Holmsund

Holmsund is a small town in Ume? Municipality ca. 18 km south of the city of Ume? in V?sterbotten, northern Sweden, which serves as a port for Ume?....
, just adjacent to the city of Umeå
Umeå

Ume? is a university cities of Sweden in V?sterbotten, Sweden.Ume? is the biggest city in Norrland and the Capital of V?sterbotten County. The city has about 76,000 inhabitants and is the seat of Ume? Municipality ....
.

Its chief tributary
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....
 is the Vindel River.

See also

Some of the other large rivers in northern Sweden:
  • 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....
  • 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


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