Bolmen

Bolmen

Location	Småland
Coordinates	56°55′N 13°40′E / 56.917°N 13.667°E / 56.917; 13.667Coordinates: 56°55′N 13°40′E / 56.917°N 13.667°E / 56.917; 13.667
Primary outflows	Storån, Bolmen Water Tunnel
Basin countries	Sweden

Surface area	184 km² (71 sq mi)
Max. depth	37 m (121 ft)

Settlements	Bolmsö

Bolmen is a lake in Småland, Sweden. Covering 184 km², and with a maximum depth of 37 m, it supplies a considerable part of Skåne with fresh water by means of an 82-km long tunnel, the Bolmen Water Tunnel, built during the 1970s and 80s. Bolmen is situated at the heart of Finnveden, one of the small lands of today's Småland. It is the tenth largest lake in Sweden.

It contains 365 islands, of which the largest is Bolmsö, which was historically the meeting-place of the local assembly.

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10 largest lakes in Sweden

Vänern 5,648 km² Vättern 1,893 km² Mälaren 1,140 km² Hjälmaren 484 km² Storsjön 464 km² Siljan + Orsasjön 354 km² Torneträsk 330 km² Hornavan 252 km² Uddjaure 210 km² Bolmen 184 km²

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