Some facts about the Torne and Kalix River Basins. A contribution to the NEWBALTIC II workshop in Abisko June 1999

• Main Author: Carlsson, Bengt
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: Hydrologi 1999
• Subjects: Oceanography; Hydrology and Water Resources; Oceanografi; hydrologi och vattenresurser; Kiruna; Norway; Abisko; Haparanda; Kalix
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:smhi:diva-2400

The Torne and Kalix rivers rise in the uppermost north west part of Sweden and their basins are situated between approximately 65°50N and 69°N as shown in Figure 1. The size basin of the two river basins is about 58 000 km2 of which 14 500 km2 (25%) is situated in Finland and 350 km 2 (0.6%) in Norw...