Hjälmaren

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Hjälmaren is one of Sweden’s largest lakes, located in central Sweden and known for its shallow waters and surrounding agricultural and forested landscapes.

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Hjälmaren canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf lake
natural freshwater lake
area approximately 483 square kilometres
averageDepth approximately 6 metres
connectedTo Mälaren
linked to: Lake Mälaren
continent Europe
country Sweden
drainageBasin Baltic Sea
elevationAboveSeaLevel approximately 22 metres
fishSpecies bream
perch
pike
zander
hasIsland Vinön
hasRecreationArea Hjälmaren beaches
hasShorelineType agricultural land
forested land
wetlands
hasTransport ferry to Vinön
historicalEvent lake lowering project in the 19th century
knownFor shallow waters
surrounding agricultural landscapes
surrounding forested landscapes
languageOfName Swedish
largestIsland Vinön
locatedIn Närke
Svealand
Södermanland County
Västmanland County
central Sweden
Örebro County
maximumDepth approximately 20 metres
nearCity Eskilstuna
Katrineholm
Örebro
outflow Eskilstunaån
Norrström
partOf Hjälmaren drainage basin
Swedish lake system
rankInSwedenByArea fourth largest lake
subjectTo water level regulation
usedFor boating
commercial fishing
ice fishing
recreation
swimming
waterType freshwater

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Västmanland hasLake Hjälmaren
Lake Hjälmaren hasName Hjälmaren
Närke hasLake Hjälmaren
Örebro isNearLake Hjälmaren