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Åmänningen is a lake situated within the municipalities of Fagersta and Surahammar in Västmanland, and contributes to the primary drainage network of the Norrström River. The lake has an area of 24.7 square kilometers and has an elevation of 76 meters above sea level. In test fishing, european perch, white bream, ruffe and northern pike have been caught in the lake. { "type": "FeatureCollection", "features": [ { "type": "Feature", "properties": {}, "geometry": { "type": "Point", "coordinates": [ 15.952429, 59.950551 ] } } ] } Åmänningen is Västmanland's largest lake after Mälaren an

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  • Animals and nature
  • Recreational activities
  • Tourism
  • Iron management
  • Oil island
  • Sub-catchment area
  • Fish
  • Gallery
  • References
  • Further reading
  • External links

Åmänningen is a lake situated within the municipalities of Fagersta and Surahammar in Västmanland, and contributes to the primary drainage network of the Norrström River. The lake has an area of 24.7 square kilometers and has an elevation of 76 meters above sea level. In test fishing, european perch, white bream, ruffe and northern pike have been caught in the lake. { "type": "FeatureCollection", "features": [ { "type": "Feature", "properties": {}, "geometry": { "type": "Point", "coordinates": [ 15.952429, 59.950551 ] } } ] } Åmänningen is Västmanland's largest lake after Mälaren and Hjälmaren. Unlike Mälaren and Hjälmaren, Åmänningen is located entirely in Västmanland.

== Animals and nature == The most common birds breeding on the islands of Åmänningen and its surroundings are, for example, common terns, black-headed gulls, gulls, mallards, Canadian gooses, great crested grebes, black-throated loones, sea hawks, sanpipers and herons. The lake contains perch, pike and zander. There are also signal crayfish. There are also beavers, otters and european perch in Åmänningen and its surrounding streams and lakes.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Åmänningen” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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