Storsjön (Gästrikland)
| Storsjön | |
|---|---|
| Location | Gävleborg |
| Coordinates | 60°33′54.98″N 16°44′59.07″E / 60.5652722°N 16.7497417°E |
| Basin countries | Sweden |
| Surface area | 70.6 km2 (27.3 sq mi) |
| Max. depth | 15 m (49 ft) |
| Shore length1 | 140 km (87 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 62 m (203 ft) |
| Settlements | Sandviken & Gävle |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Storsjön (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈstǔːɧœn], lit. 'The Great Lake') is a lake in Gävle Municipality and Sandviken Municipality in Gästrikland and is a part of Gavleån. Storsjön has an area of a 70.6 km2 (27.3 sq mi), a greatest depth of 15 metres (49 ft), and is approximately 62 metres (203 ft) above sea level. The lake is drained by Gavleån. Experimental fishing has proved that there are many different varieties of fish here, such as perch, bream, sea bream and ruffe.
An old saying says that the lake has "just as many islands as there are days in a year" which should not be interpreted literally, but simply means that they are too many to count (a more accurate figure would be around 150 islands). Storsjön is mostly around 2–5 metres (6.6–16.4 ft) in depth.
Old sources claim that Storsjön previously went by the name of Odensjön. This could possibly be proven by a 17th-century map where Gavleån, that flows through Gävle, is called Odensjöströmmen (lit. "Stream of Odensjön"). Storsjön is connected to Gavleån, which is connected to the sea.