The Largest Lakes in Dalarna
What is the largest lake in Dalarna? Here we list the largest lakes in Dalarna County. Dalarna has a large number of lakes and here in the article you will find the largest ones. If you like fishing, Dalarna is a good choice and has many nice lakes to fish in. Here you can find your lake in Dalarna.
Largest lakes in Dalarna
Both large and small lakes. One of the world’s best fly fishing can be found in Dalarna. Here you can see more about our wonderfully beautiful nature in Dalarna. If you’re going to visit one or more of the beautiful lakes in Dalarna, you might want to check out parking spaces for motorhomes in Dalarna.
Lake Siljan
As you may already know, Siljan is Dalarna’s largest lake. It is really a large lake and there are well-known towns at or near the lake. Rättvik, Leksand, Mora, Tällberg and Vikarbyn are some of the famous and beautiful places around Siljan.
Siljan is 280 km²
Runn
Runn is the second largest lake in Dalarna and it also has beautiful and famous towns on its shores. Falun, Vika, Torsång and Borlänge are located at Runn or very close. Runn is said to have as many islands as there are days in the year, i.e. 365.
Whether this is really true is disputed by the scholars, but it is in any case a large number of islands and this has made Runn a very popular boating lake. it is said to be the most boat-dense lake in all of Sweden. Lake near Falun. Second largest lake in Dalarna:
Runn is 62.5 km²
Amungen
Amungen is number 3 on the list of Dalarna’s largest lakes and is located in both Dalarna and Hälsingland. Amungen is also 228 meters above sea level. Which is relatively high up.
62.9 km² (partly in Hälsingland)
Lake Orsa
Lake Orsa is located in both Orsa and Mora municipality. It is 94 meters deep and lies at 151 meters above sea level. Orsa is located by the lake as well as several other beautiful valley towns.
Lake Orsa is 53 km².
Väsman
Väsman is located in Ludvika municipality and is 53 meters deep. It lies at 154 meters above sea level and is about 14 kilometers long and 1.5 – 6 km wide.
Väsman is 39 km²
Lake Venjanssjön
Venjansjön is located in Mora municipality and is 273 meters above sea level. The area of this lake is 35.1 km and it is 361 km from the sea.
Lake Venjanssjön is 35.1 km².
Barken
Lake Barken is located in 3 of Dalarna’s municipalities. Fagersta, Norberg and Smedjebacken municipality. The lake consists of 2 connected lakes. Northern – and southern Barken.
Barken is 33.5 km²
Ljugaren
Ljugaren is a lake located in Rättvik municipality at an altitude of 215 meters above sea level. It is a rocky lake and is best fished from a boat. The bite is good. Perch, pike, trout and other fish.
Ljugaren is 23.3 km²
Tisjön
Tisjön is located in Malung-Sälen municipality at an altitude of 431 meters above sea level. Here you will find Perch, Pike, Lake, Roach, Sik and Siklöja.
Tisjön is 22.9 km²
Skattungen
Skattungen can be found in Orsa and Rättvik municipality. The lake is located at about 200 meters above sea level and is 58 meters deep at its deepest point.
Skattungen is 19.7 km²
Öjen
Öjen or Öjesjön is also located in Malung-Sälen municipality. Öjen is 296 meters above sea level. Towns around Öjen are Öje, Östra Öje, Hånäset, Idfjärden and Lännviken.
Öjen is 19.1 km²
Väst-Kvien
Väst-Kvien is located in Malung-Sälen municipality at an altitude of 309 meters above sea level. You can fish here and usually get perch, roach, whitefish and burbot.
Väst-Kvien is 17.9 km².
Lake Rogsjön
Rogsjön is a relatively nutrient-poor lake located outside Bjursås in Dalarna. The lake is at an altitude of 154 meters above sea level and is located in Falu municipality.
Rogsjön is 17.8 km²
Lisjön
Lisjön is located in Ludvika municipality at an altitude of 258 meters above sea level.
Lisjön is 13.6 km²
Bäsingen
Bäsingen is located in Avesta municipality in Dalarna at an altitude of 67 meters above sea level. At its deepest point the lake is almost 30 meters.
Bäsingen is 12.5 km²
Horrmunden
Horrmunden is located in Malung-Sälen municipality at an altitude of 440 meters above sea level. It is a relatively shallow lake with a depth of 9 meters.
Horrmunden is 12.5 km².
Hinsen
Hinsen is located in Falu municipality at an altitude of 191 meters. Here you can fish for roach, perch, burbot and gers.
Hinsen is 12.0 km²
Lake Oresjön
Oresjön is located in Rättvik municipality at an altitude of about 200 meters above sea level. It is about 37 meters deep at its deepest point.
Oresjön is 11.9 km²
Balungen
Balungen is located in Falu municipality at an altitude of 198 meters above sea level. At its deepest point, the depth is 20 meters. Here you can fish for perch, pike, bream and zander.
Balungen is 11.7 km²
Stor-Flaten
Stor-Flaten is located in Leksand municipality at an altitude of 291 meters above sea level.
Stor-Flaten is 11.4 km²
Närsen (in Nås parish)
Närsen is located in Vansbro municipality at an altitude of 296 meters above sea level.
Närsen is 9.5 km²
The largest lakes in Dalarna
These are the largest lakes in Dalarna and when you are in our beautiful landscape, make sure you visit one or more of the beautiful lakes in Dalarna. The fishing is excellent in many of our lakes. Both in the largest and in the smaller lakes in the landscape. Here you will find the most famous mountains in Dalarna.
