Viskan

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Viskan
River
Viskan where it runs through Borås
Country Sweden
Counties Västra Götaland County, Halland County
Tributaries
 - left Häggån, Slottsån
 - right Munkån, Surteån
City Borås
Landmark Viska Valley (Viskadalen)
Source Tolken
 - location Ulricehamn Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
 - elevation 226 m (741 ft) [1]
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Mouth Klosterfjorden, Kattegatt
 - location Varberg Municipality, Halland County, Sweden
 - elevation 0 m (0 ft)
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Length 140 km (87 mi) [2]
Basin 2,202.1 km2 (850 sq mi) [3]
Discharge
 - average 34 m3/s (1,201 cu ft/s) [2]

Viskan is a river in the south west of Sweden. It is about 140 kilometers long. It starts in the lake Tolken outside Ulricehamn and has its outlet in the Kattegatt. It runs through Borås. The name means Whisper River.

References

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