Torneträsk

Torneträsk Duortnosjávri
Torneträsk seen from the north
Location	Kiruna Municipality, Norrbotten County
Coordinates
Primary inflows	• nameless flow from a little glacier south of lake Válfojávri (Nordland, Norway)  → river Válfojohka  → lake Gamajávri  → river Kamajåkka  → lake Abiskojaure  → river Abiskojåkka • river Njuoreatnu • river Rágeseatnu • lake Koojärvi  → river Stalojåkka • river Nakerijoki • river Sarvájohka • river Bessešjohka
Primary outflows	Torne River
Basin countries	Sweden
Max. length	70 km (43 mi)
Max. width	11 km (6.8 mi)
Surface area	332 km2 (128 sq mi)
Average depth	51 m (167 ft)
Max. depth	168 m (551 ft)
Water volume	17.1 km3 (13,900,000 acre⋅ft)
Surface elevation	341 m (1,119 ft)
References

Torneträsk or Torne träsk (Saami: Duortnosjávri, Finnish/Meänkieli: Tornio or Torniojärvi) is a lake in Kiruna Municipality, Lapland, Norrbotten County in Sweden, in the Scandinavian mountain range. Träsk is the local word for lake (in Standard Swedish it means "swamp"). It is the sixth largest lake in Sweden, with a total area of 330 square kilometres (130 sq mi) and a length of 70 kilometres (43 mi). The lake drains to the south-east through Torne älv. South-west of the lake lie the Abisko National Park and the UNESCO World Heritage Site Laponian area.

Torneträsk originated from the remnant of a glacier, which has given the lake its depth of 168 metres (551 ft), making it the second deepest lake in Sweden. It is usually ice-covered from December through June, with variations dependent on temperature variations.

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  The lake and Lapporten in the background

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  IORE train and Torneträsk lake

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  Abiskojåkka river and Torneträsk lake at Abisko

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  View of Torneträsk lake, frozen, from STF Abisko Turiststation (Jan 2013)

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  Frozen Torneträsk lake, with people walking and taking pictures in its surface (Jan 2013)

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