Barnsjön (
Swedish
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for "the Child Lake") is a small
lake
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within the
Tyresån Lake System in
Tyresö Municipality
Tyresö Municipality (''Tyresö kommun'') is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden on the coast of the Baltic Sea.
Most of Tyresö Municipality lies within the Stockholm urban area.
History
The first humans arrived in what ...
south of
Stockholm
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,
Sweden
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.
The lake, situated between the residential areas
Trollbäcken Trollbäcken is a district of Tyresö Municipality in Sweden. It is located south of Bollmora
Bollmora is the central district and municipal seat of Tyresö Municipality in Sweden. Together with major parts of the other two main districts of Tyres ...
and
Bollmora
Bollmora is the central district and municipal seat of Tyresö Municipality in Sweden. Together with major parts of the other two main districts of Tyresö, Trollbäcken and Gamla Tyresö, Bollmora forms a conurbation with Stockholm.
Bollmora ...
, empties into Lake
Tyresö-Flaten through the brook Prästängsdiket.
[Tyresåsamarbetet, ''Barnsjön''] It is regarded as an important local recreational milieu. It is popular for both fishing and bathing.
There are two municipal baths by the lake.
[Tyresö Municipality, ''Barnsjön'']
Environmental impact
Barnsjön is a forest lake poor in nutrients. With a low buffering capacity, the lake is sensitive to
acid deposits and has an
acid
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ity at about
pH 7. It is therefore regarded as important to avoid contaminations within its catchment area.
See also
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Geography of Stockholm
The City of Stockholm is situated on fourteen islands and on the banks to the archipelago where Lake Mälaren meets the Baltic Sea. The city centre is virtually situated on the water.
The area of Stockholm is one of several places in Sweden with ...
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Geography of Stockholm
Lakes of Stockholm County