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Skjern River (Danish: Skjern Å) is the largest river in Denmark, in terms of volume. The river has its spring in Tinnet Krat in central Jutland, very close to Denmark's longest river, the Gudenå. It drains about one tenth of Denmark and flows into the Ringkøbing Fjord - a lagoon and former bay of the North Sea. The river has its name from town of Skjern, located at the river delta (the only river delta in the country) at Ringkøbing Fjord. In flood stage, it can discharge up to 200 m³/s.

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Skjern River
The source of the Skjern River.
Native name	Skjern Å (Danish)
Location
Country	Denmark
Region	Jutland
District	Central Denmark Region
Physical characteristics
Source	Tinnet Krat
• elevation	70 m (230 ft)
Mouth	Ringkøbing Fjord
• location	North Sea
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Length	94 km (58 mi)
Basin size	2,100 km2 (810 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	35 m3/s (1,200 cu ft/s)

Recent history

In the 1960s, the Danish government began straightening the rivers run and drain the extensive wetlands that had formed around the river mouth, to prevent the frequent floodings and allow for intensive farming in the region. However, the plan backfired. Without the frequent sediment deposits supplied by floodings, increasing amounts of chemical fertilizers and nutrients were needed to sustain a productive agriculture and the river, unable to spread the sediment across a wide wetland, silted up in many places. Furthermore, the land began to sink as it dried out and ceased to be replenished with fresh sediment. The slow sinking of the land, made the drainage infrastructure increasingly ineffective.

By 1987, the government decided to implement a program of land rehabilitation to restore the river to a more natural state. Though the plan was not completed and approved until 1997, by 2002, the work was mostly completed. Much of the river and wetland are now protected area, home to a variety of wildlife, including otters, Atlantic salmon and a variety of waterbirds. Tourism and traditional cattle grazing, have replaced the intensive agriculture as the primary economic use of the land.

The restored Skjern River and surrounding delta was supposed to be incorporated in the Skjern Å National Park, comprising a 248.7-hectare (615-acre) area, but the national park project was abandoned in 2012.[1] The national park process however, had already advanced to the level of establishing walking paths and facilities for visitors at that point and on 21 September 2014, two local citizens groups, involving nine towns and villages, unofficially opened Skjern Å National Park.[2]

See also

• List of rivers in Denmark
• List of national parks of Denmark

References

Sources

• Ecological Engineering 2007 (Morten Lauge Pedersen et al.): Restoration of Skjern River and its valley—Short-term effects on river habitats, macrophytes and macroinvertebrates Department of Freshwater Ecology, National Environmental Research Institute.

External links

• Map of the river delta
• Sense the West Coast: Skjern Å - A Unique Piece of Nature Info-page on nature- and tourists experiences in the river delta.
• Skjern Å - The river of Westernjutland, visited 20.01.2015, (in Danish)
• "The restoration of Skjern River
• The River Restoration Center article on the Skjern

На других языках

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[de] Skjern Å

Die Skjern Å ist der wasserreichste Fluss Jütlands und auch ganz Dänemarks. Sie entspringt 12 km westlich von Horsens im Naturschutzgebiet Tinnet Krat. Kurz nach der Quelle durchfließt sie beim Nedergård Skov (Wald) zwei kleine Seen. Nach etwa 94 Kilometern in ziemlich genau westlicher Richtung mündet der Fluss bei Skjern in den Ringkøbing Fjord, eine Lagune an der Westküste der Halbinsel. Durch ein Seegatt bei Hvide Sande ist der Ringkøbing Fjord mit der offenen Nordsee verbunden.[1]

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- [en] Skjern River

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[es] Río Skjern

El río Skjern (danés: Skjern Å) es un río de Dinamarca, el de mayor volumen del país. Discurre por las regiones de Jutlandia Central y Dinamarca del Sur. Su cuenca hidrográfica drena la décima parte del territorio danés.[1]

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[it] Skjern (fiume)

Il fiume Skjern (danese: Skjern Å) è il più grande fiume della Danimarca in termini di portata d'acqua. Il suo bacino idrografico ricopre circa un decimo della superficie del paese prima di gettarsi nel Ringkøbing Fjord, una baia del Mare del Nord presso la città di Skjern. Il fiume scarica circa 206 m³/s di acqua in mare. Ha una lunghezza di 94 km.

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[ru] Скерн-О

Скерн-О[1] (дат. Skjern Å) — река в Дании. Протекает по центральной части Дании. Принадлежит к бассейну Северного моря. Длина — 94 км, площадь бассейна — 2100 км², средний расход воды 36 м³/с.[источник не указан 1744 дня] Впадает в Северном море недалеко от города Скьерн, в честь которого получила название. Река не судоходна.

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