Vättern

Also known as Wetter, Lake Wetter

Vättern ( , ) is the second-largest lake in Sweden, after Vänern, and the sixth-largest lake in Europe. It is a long, finger-shaped body of fresh water in south central Sweden, to the southeast of Vänern, pointing at the tip of Scandinavia. Vättern is deep, containing roughly half as much water as Vänern even though it covers about a third as much area; its deepest point is below sea level.

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Vättern is Sweden's second-largest lake and Europe's sixth-largest, a long, finger-shaped body of fresh water located in south central Sweden southeast of Vänern. Despite covering only about a third of Vänern's area, Vättern is remarkably deep and contains roughly half as much water, with its deepest point dropping below sea level.

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Body of water.name: Vättern
Body of water.image: A_distant_memory_(2835767026).jpg
Body of water.caption: West-to-east view of the lake including Visingsö in the foreground
Body of water.alt: Photograph
Body of water.image_size: 250
Body of water.pushpin_map: Sweden
Body of water.pushpin_map_alt: Location of Vättern
Body of water.outflow: Motala ström
Body of water.basin_countries: Sweden
Body of water.islands: Visingsö
Body of water.cities: Vadstena, Jönköping, Hjo, Askersund, Åmmeberg, Karlsborg, Motala

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Wikidata facts

Area: 1893
Elevation: 88.5
Image: Lake Vättern.png
Width: 30
Length: 120
Perimeter: 550

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Commons category: Vättern
volume as quantity: 77600000000
watershed area: 6000
residence time of water: 55.9
vertical depth: 128
hashtag: vättern

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Name
Geography
Geology
Biology
Uses
The lake
The drainage basin
Cultural notes
See also
Notes
References
External links

Vättern drains into Motala ström through Bråviken into the Baltic Sea, but since 1832 it has also had a downstream connection through the Göta Canal to Vänern and the Kattegat tributary of the Atlantic Ocean. The lake has plenty of sources from rivers and small lakes, with the highest located sources being near Nässjö on the South Swedish Highland near the southeastern shoreline.