#Väsman Lake

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Saxdalen, Sweden (No. 2)

Lake Väsman is a lake in Ludvika Municipality in Dalarna County of Sweden, in the Norrström main basin.

Lake Väsman is 53 metres (174 ft) deep, has an area of 39.1 square kilometres (15.1 sq mi) and is 154 metres (505 ft) above sea level. It is about 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) long in a southeasterly direction, with a width of 1.5 to 6 kilometres (0.93 to 3.73 mi).

In the past these was steamboat traffic on the lake.

There is a major iron ore deposit below the lake, estimated at 640 million tonnes. In 2011 the Nordic Iron Ore company said it would try to start mining.

Lake Väsman is included in the sub-basin called the outlet of Väsman. The average altitude is 209 metres (686 ft) above sea level and the area is 136.46 square kilometres (52.69 sq mi). Including the 53 catchment areas upstream, the accumulated area of the lake's basin is 1,147.86 square kilometres (443.19 sq mi). Kolbäcksån, which drains the catchment, collects water from three rivers before reaching the sea after 260 kilometres (160 mi). The catchment area consists mostly of forest (56%).

Source: Wikipedia

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Saxdalen, Sweden (No. 1)

Saxdalen is an urban area in Ludvika municipality,15 km west of Ludvika. Saxdalen is located on county road W 604 between Grängesberg and Sunnansjö. The village is located on lake Saxen and surrounded by three mountains: Saxberget in the south, Låsberget in the north and Stackarberget in the east.

The village is both elongated and extensive and is therefore divided into the village parts Norrbyn, Mellanbyn, Sörbyn and Nävbacken in the west and Malbacken in the east.

Source: Wikipedia

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Clouds (No. 264)

Väsman Lake, Sweden 

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Clouds (No. 263)

Stora Malingen, Sweden (eight pics)

Väsman Lake, Sweden (two pics)

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Saxdalen, Sweden (No. 3)

Dalarna County is a county or län in middle Sweden (Svealand). It borders the counties of Uppsala, Jämtland, Gävleborg, Västmanland, Örebro and Värmland. It is also bordered by the Norwegian counties of Hedmark and Trøndelag in the west. Its former name was Kopparberg County (Swedish: Kopparbergs län) until it was changed to the name of the provincial region on 1 January 1997.

The term Dalarna County is mainly used for administrative purposes, being further subdivided into municipalities (kommuner). Dalarna County virtually encompasses the historical province Dalarna (literally, "the valleys"), that deals with history and culture of the area. The widespread and often sparsely populated wilderness areas combine to make Dalarna almost as large as Belgium in terms of land area.

In older times, Dalarna was periodically part of the territory ruled by the governor of Västerås Castle. The 1634 Instrument of Government led to the creation of a county covering Dalarna with its own County Governor. The Kopparbergs län (literally Copper Mountain County) was finally created by royal decree in 1647. In 1997, the name of the county was changed to Dalarna County.

Source: Wikipedia