Vojmån is a river that runs through southern Lapland, Sweden, from the Norwegian border south of Skalmodal to Lake Volgsjön, where it flows into Vilhelmina. Volgsjön is in turn drained by the Ångermanälven river. Vojmån is 225 km[1] long including source streams and passes the lakes Aujojaure, Bleriken, Gottern, Fiansjön, Fättjarn, Borkasjön and Vojmsjön. The catchment area is 3 543 km2. Along the Vojmån, Kittelfjäll and Dikanäs are located.

Vojmån
Upper Vojmån between Aujojaure and Bleriken
Physical characteristics
SourceSkalmodal
MouthVolgsjön
 • location
Vilhelmina
 • coordinates
64°37′25″N 16°38′39″E / 64.6236°N 16.6442°E / 64.6236; 16.6442
 • elevation
334 m.a.s.l.

The Vojmån upstream of Vojmsjön, the Upper Vojmån, is unaffected by hydropower development and is protected by section 6 of the Natural Resources Act. Lower Vojmån is affected by the fact that Vojmsjön has been regulated since 1948, but is still an appreciated fly fishing water.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ "Vattendragsregistret" (PDF). SMHI. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-07-21. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
  2. ^ Ahonen, Jani (2009). "Vojmån: flugfiskarens guide till fiskeåret". Archived from the original on 11 August 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2012.