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Length
  
430 km

Basin area
  
19,828 km²

Country
  
Sweden

Discharge
  
230 m³/s

Mouth
  
Bothnian Sea

Mouth elevation
  
0

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- average
  
230 m/s (8,122 cu ft/s)

- max
  
2,500 m/s (88,287 cu ft/s)

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Ljusnan (from Old Norse: Lusn — light) 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.

Contents

Map of Ljusnan, Sweden

References

Ljusnan Wikipedia