Västerdalälven (literally ''West
Dal River'') is a 300 km long
river in
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...
that flows southeast through
Dalarna. Its sources are
Görälven and
Fuluälven and the end point is
Djurås, in the
municipality of
Gagnef, where it connects with
Österdalälven to form
Dalälven. The annual
open water swimming competition
Vansbrosimningen takes place in
Vanån
Vanån is a river in Sweden and the largest tributary of Västerdal River. The annual open water swimming competition Vansbrosimningen
Vansbrosimningen or Vansbrosimmet is an annual open water swimming competition held in July in Vansbro, Dalarna ...
(2000 m) and Västerdal River (1000 m).
References
Rivers of Dalarna County
Dalarna
Dalälven basin
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