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Ljungan

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Ljungan 

a river in central Sweden. The Ljungan measures 350 km in length and drains an area of 12,900 sq km. It rises on the eastern slopes of the Scandinavian Mountains and crosses the southern Norrland Plateau, flowing through a number of lakes and forming numerous rapids and waterfalls. It empties into the Gulf of Bothnia, an inlet of the Baltic Sea. The Ljungan is fed mainly by snow. The mean flow rate is 140 cu m per sec. The Ljungan freezes for six or seven months. It is used to float timber. Located on the river is a hydroelectric power plant.
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