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Göta River

Göta älv
River
Trollhattefallen.jpg
Trollhättan Falls in Göta älv
Countries Sweden, Norway
Source Vänern
 - elevation 44 m (144 ft)
 - coordinates 58°22′49″N 12°21′30″E / 58.38028°N 12.35833°E / 58.38028; 12.35833
Mouth Kattegat
 - location Gothenburg
 - elevation 0 m (0 ft)
 - coordinates 57°41′35″N 11°54′30″E / 57.69306°N 11.90833°E / 57.69306; 11.90833Coordinates: 57°41′35″N 11°54′30″E / 57.69306°N 11.90833°E / 57.69306; 11.90833
Length 93 km (58 mi) 1
Basin 50,229.3 km2 (19,394 sq mi)
Discharge
 - average 575 m3/s (20,306 cu ft/s)
Gota alv sweden.png
Position of the Göta älv
1: 720 km including Klarälven and Vänern

The Göta älv (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈjøːta ˈɛlv], River of the Geats) is a river that drains lake Vänern into the Kattegat, at the city of Gothenburg, on the western coast of Sweden. It was formed at the end of the last glaciation, as an outflow channel from the Baltic Ice Lake to the Atlantic Ocean and nowadays it has the largest drainage basin in Scandinavia.

The Göta älv is located in Götaland, with the river itself being a site of early Geatish settlement. Its length is 93 km (58 mi). Usually the combination of Göta älv and Klarälven (a river ending at Vänern) is considered to be one river system. This combination is the longest river in the Nordic countries, 750 km (470 mi). The Bohus Fortress is located by the river at Kungälv. There the river splits into two, with the northern part being the Nordre älv and the southern part keeping the name Göta älv.

At Trollhättan there is a dam, canal locks and a hydropower station in the river. The locks make the river navigable, even for large cargo vessels (88 m [289 ft] long). The artificial parts are called Trollhätte Canal. The river and the canal is part of a mostly inland waterway, Göta Canal, which spans the width of Sweden to the Baltic Sea south of .


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