Drögen

Coordinates: 58°06′34″N 15°31′10″E / 58.10956°N 15.51937°E / 58.10956; 15.51937
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Drögen
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Partial view of the southwestern part of Drögen
Location of the lake within Östergötland county
Location of the lake within Östergötland county
Drögen
Locationsouthern Sweden
Coordinates58°06′34″N 15°31′10″E / 58.10956°N 15.51937°E / 58.10956; 15.51937
Primary inflowsDrillaån
Primary outflowsJonsboån
Basin countriesSweden
Surface area8.85 km2 (3.42 sq mi)
Max. depthc. 40 m (130 ft)[1]
Shore length153.3 km2 (20.6 sq mi)
Surface elevation155.2 m (509 ft)
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Drögen is a lake in Kinda and Linköping municipalities, Östergötland County in southeastern Sweden. The lake lies in sparsely populated area and is mostly surrounded by forests.[1] Common fish in the lake are Eurasian perch, northern pike, common bleak, vendace, burbot, tench, common bream and roach.[1] Occasionally European eel can be found while the local population of Arctic char (Swedish: storröding) has gone extinct.[1][2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Drögens FVO". ifiske.se (in Swedish). June 10, 2019.
  2. ^ Rydberg, Daniel (2015). Rödingrapport F-län: En sammanställning över storrödingens (Salvelinus umbla) situation i Jönköpings län (PDF) (Report). Medelande (in Swedish). Länstyrensen i Jönköpings Län. pp. 1–198. Retrieved April 20, 2019.