Storforsen

Storforsen
Storforsen
	Storforsen in August 1994
Location	Norrbottens län, Sweden
Coordinates	65°51′05″N 20°24′36″E / 65.85139°N 20.41°E
Type	Gradual sliding cascade
Total height	35 m (115 ft)
Number of drops	1
Longest drop	35 m (115 ft)
Total width	366 m (1,201 ft)
Average width	76 m (249 ft)
Run	686 m (2,251 ft)
Watercourse	Pite River
Average; flow rate	187 m3/s (6,600 cu ft/s)

Storforsen is a waterfall on the Pite River in Swedish Norrbottens län is located approximately 38 km northwest of Älvsbyn. With an average flow of 187 m³/s, the rapids are one of the most voluminous in Europe. The rapids stretch over a distance of 5 km in which it drops 82 meters 60 of which are a single waterfall.

Flow usually is highest at midsummer: 870 m³/s. During the floodyear 1995 a volume of 1200 cubic metres flowed down Storforsen each second.

To prevent accidents the rocks surrounding the rapids are fenced, views being readily accessible to the public via ramps. While the rapids were used in previous years to transport logs, today its surroundings are part of a nature park, visited by 150,000 people each year.^{[citation needed]}