SWEDEN WATERWAYS 

KALIX (RIVER)

The Kalix River (Kalix älv or Kalixälven) 

The lower part of the river is called Kaihnuunväylä, and the upper part is called Kaalasväylä

The Kalix one of the four major rivers of Norrland, northern Sweden, still untouched by water power constructions.

The Kalix flows from the Kebnekaise mountain range in Kiruna and through Lappland in the south, via 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

Its largest waterfall is Jokkfall

Avg. discharge 289 m³/s Basin area18,130.1 km²

MAIN TRIBUTARIES
Tvärån River
Ängesån River
Tärendö River (bifurcation river taking water from Torne River)