| Kalix River | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Sweden |
| County | Norrbotten |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Gulf of Bothnia |
• location | Kalix |
• coordinates | 65°50′N 23°11′E / 65.833°N 23.183°E / 65.833; 23.183 |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 450 km (280 mi)[1] |
| Basin size | 18,130.1 km2 (7,000.1 sq mi)[2] |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 290 m3/s (10,000 cu ft/s)[1] |
The Kalix River (inKalix dialect: kölisälva, Swedish: proper Kalix älv or in everyday language Kalixälven, Northern Sami: Gáláseatnu, In Meänkieli the lower part of the river is called Kaihnuunväylä, while the upper part is called Kaalasväylä) is one of the four major riversofNorrland, northern Sweden, that are untouched by water power constructions. It is 461 kilometres long, flowing up to the Kebnekaise mountain rangeinKiruna Municipality. In the southeast it flows through Lappland; and to the south through Norrbotten County, discharging in the Gulf of Bothnia south-east of Kalix.
The Kalix River is the third river by length in Norrbotten, with the Torne River being 522 km and the Lule River being only slightly longer at 460.81 km
Major tributaries are Tvärån, Ängesån and Tärendö River, which is a bifurcation river taking water from Torne River.
Its largest waterfallisJokkfall, in Överkalix Municipality.
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