Tavelån is a
river
A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of w ...
in southern
Västerbotten
Västerbotten (), known in English as West Bothnia or Westrobothnia, is a province (''landskap'') in the north of Sweden, bordering Ångermanland, Lapland, North Bothnia, and the Gulf of Bothnia. It is known for the cheese named after the p ...
,
Sweden. It is about 50 kilometers long and has a drainage area of 409.9 km
2. The river rises in
Tavelsjön and flows into
Tavelfjärden in the
Gulf of Bothnia. It passes through the villages of
Kvarnfors,
Hissjö,
Håkmark,
Ersmark,
Anumark and
Innertavle. Tavelån are sometimes incorrectly called "Tavleån".
References
Rivers of Västerbotten County
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