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Vikern

lake in Nora Municipality, Sweden
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Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Nora Municipality[1]
  • Country: Sweden[2]
  • Instance of: lake water body[3]
  • Outflows: Hagbyån[4]
  • Part of: North Baltic Sea Water District[5]
  • Elevation above sea level: 113 m[6]
  • Area: 9.70214721770999940000 km²[7]
  • Volume as quantity: 85,700,000 cubic metre[8]
  • Perimeter: 23.7 km[9]
  • Significant environmental impact: chemical pollution[10], altered habitats (due to hydrological changes)[11], altered habitats (due to morphological changes)[12]
  • WFD Ecological status: WFD Ecological status: Moderate status[13]
  • WFD Chemical status: WFD Chemical status: Poor status[14]
  • Vertical depth: 25 m[15]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Water Framework Directive - 2016 Reporting - Sweden. Retrieved . cdr.eionet.europa.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Water Framework Directive - 2016 Reporting - Sweden. Retrieved . cdr.eionet.europa.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . Water Framework Directive - 2016 Reporting - Sweden. Retrieved . cdr.eionet.europa.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . Water Framework Directive - 2016 Reporting - Sweden. Retrieved . cdr.eionet.europa.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . Water Framework Directive - 2016 Reporting - Sweden. Retrieved . cdr.eionet.europa.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . Water Framework Directive - 2016 Reporting - Sweden. Retrieved . cdr.eionet.europa.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . Water Framework Directive - 2016 Reporting - Sweden. Retrieved . cdr.eionet.europa.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . Water Framework Directive - 2016 Reporting - Sweden. Retrieved . cdr.eionet.europa.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . Water Framework Directive - 2016 Reporting - Sweden. Retrieved . cdr.eionet.europa.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 23w ago · Gunnar Larsson · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wfd ecological status → WFD Ecological status: Moderate status
    Part of → North Baltic Sea Water District
    Geonames id → 2663008
    Gran enciclopèdia catalana id → vikern
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Outflows: Hagbyån"
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