Viskan

Viskan is a river in the south west of Sweden. It is about 140 kilometers long. It starts in the lake Tolken outside Ulricehamn and has its outlet in the Kattegatt. It runs through Borås.

Key facts

River.name: Viskan
River.image: Viskan.JPG
River.image_caption: Viskan where it runs through Borås
River.subdivision_type1: Country
River.subdivision_name1: Sweden
River.subdivision_type3: Counties
River.subdivision_name3: Västra Götaland County, Halland County
River.subdivision_type5: City
River.subdivision_name5: Borås
River.length_km: 140
River.source1: Tolken
River.source1_location: Ulricehamn Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
River.mouth: Klosterfjorden, Kattegatt
River.mouth_location: Varberg Municipality, Halland County, Sweden
River.basin_size_km2: 2202.1
River.tributaries_left: Häggån, Slottsån
River.tributaries_right: Munkån, Surteån

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Wikidata facts

Country: Sweden
Located in: Halland County
Image: Viskan.JPG
Length: 1417

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Commons category: Viskan
mouth of the watercourse: Kattegat
origin of the watercourse: Tolken
watershed area: 2202.1
discharge: 34.0

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Viskan is a river in the south west of Sweden. It is about 140 kilometers long. It starts in the lake Tolken outside Ulricehamn and has its outlet in the Kattegatt. It runs through Borås.

==References==

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