Lelång Lake

Lelång
Canoeists paddle onto Lake Lelång, 1991
Coordinates	59°09′30″N 12°06′30″E / 59.15833°N 12.10833°E / 59.15833; 12.10833Coordinates: 59°09′30″N 12°06′30″E / 59.15833°N 12.10833°E / 59.15833; 12.10833
Basin countries	Sweden
Max. length	39.1 km (24.3 Mi)
Max. width	2.4 km (1.5 Mi)
Average depth	approx. 60 m (200 ft)
Surface elevation	93 m
Islands	Grisholmen, Vikholmarna, Sörvikerholmarna, Slomholmarna, Bråtnäsön, Holmen, Bergholmen, Rebbingen, Taraldsön, Gummenäsön, Hallön, Sätön, Storön, Degenesöarna, Dalholmarna, Kärleksön, Greaön, Äspenäsön, Berganeön[1]
Settlements	Bengtsfors, Lennartsfors

Lelång Lake is Swedish lake in Bengtsfors municipality in the province of Dalsland and Årjäng municipality in the province of Värmland.

The lake is of an elongated shape and stretches from Lennartsfors in the north to Bengtsfors in the south, a stretch of approximately 40 km (25 mi). The lake can be reached by three sets of locks. The one located at Lennartsfors connects it to Lake Foxen, the one at Gustavsfors to Lake Västra Silen and the one at Bengtsfors to Lake Bengtsbrohöljen. In addition to this the lake stands in open connection to Lake Ärtingen 5 km (3 Mi) North of Bengtsfors. Lake Lelång forms part of Dalsland Canal.

The lake contains numerous species of fish, such as perch, pike, Salvelinuschar, salmon trout, burbot, atlantic salmon, bream, eel and minnow.^[2]

A canoeing competition named Dalsland Kanotmaraton + is staged every year on Lake Lelång and other lakes in the vicinity.

References

• This article is based on the Swedish Lelång article