Gota Alv

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Göta älv is a major river in southwestern Sweden that flows from Lake Vänern to the Kattegat, playing a key role in regional transport, industry, and hydropower.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
watercourse
averageDischarge among the highest in Sweden
connectedTo Trollhätte Canal
connects Lake Vänern
North Sea via Kattegat
country Sweden
dischargesFrom Lake Vänern
drainageBasin Lake Vänern basin
emptiesInto Kattegat
flowsIntoCountrySeaArea Swedish territorial waters in Kattegat
flowsThrough Gothenburg
surface form: City of Gothenburg

Lilla Edet
Trollhättan
Västra Götaland County
formsEstuaryAt Gothenburg
hasBankCity Gothenburg
Trollhättan
hasBankTown Lilla Edet
hasBridge Hisingsbron
surface form: Angeredsbron

Götaälvbron
surface form: Götaälvbron (historic bridge in Gothenburg)

Hisingsbron
hasFloodRiskIssues yes
hasHydropowerPlant Trollhättan hydropower area
surface form: Lilla Edet hydropower station

Trollhättan hydropower station
hasLockSystem Trollhätte Canal
surface form: Trollhätte Canal locks
importance key industrial artery for Gothenburg region
major transport corridor in western Sweden
significant source of hydropower in Sweden
languageOfName Swedish
length approximately 93 km
locatedIn southwestern Sweden
locatedOnContinent Europe
majorPortOnRiver Port of Gothenburg
monitoredBy Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute
mouth Kattegat
nameMeaning River of the Geats
navigable yes
partOf Göta älv
surface form: Göta älv river system

Göta älv
surface form: Göta älv–Klarälven river system
passesNear Kungälv
region Götaland
relatedTo Lake Vänern shipping route
source Lake Vänern
usedFor commercial transport
hydropower production
industrial water supply
inland shipping
recreation

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