Ljusnan

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River in Sweden

61°12′12″N 17°07′57″E / 61.20333°N 17.13250°E / 61.20333; 17.13250

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0 m (0 ft)Length430 km (270 mi)^[1]Basin size19,828.1 km² (7,655.7 sq mi)^[2]Discharge • average230 m³/s (8,100 cu ft/s)^[1] • maximum2,500 m³/s (88,000 cu ft/s)^[1]

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.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Ljusnan". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 14 July 2010. (subscription required)
^ "Län och huvudavrinningsområden i Sverige" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
^ Hellquist, Elof (1922). Svensk etymologisk ordbok. Stockholm: Gleerups förlag. p. 417.