Göta älv

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river waterway

Göta älv is a major river in southwestern Sweden that flows from Lake Vänern to the Kattegat, passing through the city of Gothenburg and serving as an important waterway for transport and industry.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Göta älv estuary 1
Göta älv river system 1
Göta älv–Klarälven river system 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river ⓘ
waterway ⓘ
basinCountry Sweden ⓘ
connects Kattegat NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lake Vänern NERFINISHED ⓘ
country Sweden ⓘ
crosses Bohuslän NERFINISHED ⓘ
Västergötland NERFINISHED ⓘ
dischargesInto Skagerrak via Kattegat ⓘ
drainageBasin Lake Vänern basin ⓘ
etymology named after the Geats (Götar) ⓘ
flowsFrom Lake Vänern ⓘ
flowsInto Kattegat NERFINISHED ⓘ
flowsThrough Gothenburg ⓘ
surface form: Gothenburg urban area

Lilla Edet municipality ⓘ
Trollhättan ⓘ
surface form: Trollhättan urban area
hasBridge Götaälvbron ⓘ
Hisingsbron ⓘ
Älvsborg Bridge ⓘ
hasFerry Älvsnabben ferry line ⓘ
hasLockSystem Trollhätte locks ⓘ
hasPart Trollhättan Falls ⓘ
Trollhätte Canal ⓘ
importance major shipping route between Lake Vänern and the North Sea ⓘ
isNavigable true ⓘ
length approximately 93 km ⓘ
locatedIn Västra Götaland County NERFINISHED ⓘ
southwestern Sweden ⓘ
majorCityOnRiver Gothenburg NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lilla Edet ⓘ
Trollhättan NERFINISHED ⓘ
mouthCity Gothenburg NERFINISHED ⓘ
mouthLocation Kattegat NERFINISHED ⓘ
nameLanguage Swedish ⓘ
partOf Göta älv self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Göta älv river system

Göta älv self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Göta älv–Klarälven river system
passesThrough Gothenburg NERFINISHED ⓘ
region Götaland NERFINISHED ⓘ
role important industrial corridor in western Sweden ⓘ
key freshwater source for Gothenburg region ⓘ
sourceLocation Lake Vänern ⓘ
usedFor drinking water supply ⓘ
hydroelectric power ⓘ
industry ⓘ
shipping ⓘ
transport ⓘ
watercourseIDCountry Sweden ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

this entity surface form: Göta älv estuary
Gothenburg → locatedOn → Göta älv ⓘ
Trollhättan → locatedOnRiver → Göta älv ⓘ
Göta älv → partOf → Göta älv self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Göta älv river system
Göta älv → partOf → Göta älv self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Göta älv–Klarälven river system