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词条 Pite River
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{{Infobox river
| name = Pite River
| name_native = Piteälven, Pite älv, Piteå älv
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| image = Trollforsen.jpg
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| image_caption = The Pite River at Trollforsen in September 2010
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| map_caption = Outlining Pite River and the seat of municipalities it crosses.
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| mouth = Bothnian Bay
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The Pite River (Piteälven, Pite älv or Piteå älv in Swedish) is a river in northern Sweden, flowing through the Norrbotten County. It is one of the four major rivers in Norrland that have been left mostly untouched by water power plants, the river has a single dam at Sikfors approximately 15 km upstream from the sea.{{Citation needed|date=November 2009}}

It starts in the large lakes in eastern Sweden, such as Tjeggelvas, Vuolvojaure and Labbas, in Jokkmokk Municipality, and flows to the east coast, discharging in the Gulf of Bothnia, in the Piteå Municipality.

It has a length of 400 kilometers, covering an area of 11,200 km².

Its largest waterfall is Storforsen, which has also become the most popular place to visit in Norrbotten. It is located in Älvsbyn Municipality.

See also

Some of the other large Norrland rivers:

  • Kalix River
  • Torne River
  • Lule River
  • Ume River
  • Skellefte River
  • Angerman River
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References

1. ^{{cite encyclopedia | title=Piteälven | encyclopedia=Nationalencyklopedin | url=http://www.ne.se/piteälven | language=Swedish | accessdate=14 July 2010}} {{Subscription required}}
2. ^{{cite web | title=Län och huvudavrinningsområden i Sverige | url=http://www.smhi.se/sgn0102/n0205/lan_haro_huvud.pdf | language=Swedish | publisher=Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute | accessdate=14 July 2010}}
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2 : Pite River basin|Rivers of Norrbotten County

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