Gudenå

Gudenå
The Guden River, Gudenåen
River
A northward view of the River Guden close to Lake Sminge
Name origin: Gudars stream, Gods stream
Country	Denmark
Region	Jutland
District	Central Denmark Region
Municipality	Silkeborg, Favrskov, Randers
Landmark	Søhøjlandet, Gjern Bakker
Source
- location	Tinnet Krat
Mouth
- location	Randers Fjord
- elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Length	149 km (93 mi) [1] (river) 176 km (inc. Randers Fjord[2])
Basin	3,300 km^2 (1,274 sq mi) [3]
Discharge
- average	32.4 m^3/s (1,144 cu ft/s)
Denmarks largest river measured by watervolume Skjern River also emerges in Tinnet Krat, close to the source of Gudenå.

Gudenå or Gudenåen (pronounced [ˈɡuˀðn̩ˌɔːˀn̩]), is Denmark's longest river and runs through the central parts of the Jutlandic peninsula. An anglicized version of the name often seen is 'The River Guden'.

Gudenåen flows a total of 176 kilometres (109 mi) from Tinnet Krat in Vejle Municipality, between Nørre Snede and Tørring-Uldum, to Randers Fjord in Randers, on a northward course which takes it through the central parts of Jutland. On its way, the river traverses the relatively high lying region of Søhøjlandet, through the lakes of Naldal Sø, Vestbirk Sø, Mossø, Gudensø, Rye Mølle Sø, Birksø, Julsø, Borre Sø, Brassø, Silkeborg Langsø and Sminge Sø before it empties in Randers Fjord; a long inlet of the Kattegat sea. It is fed by numerous streams and wetlands along the way.

Gudneåen came into existence some 15,000 years ago, at the end of the last Ice Age, when melting ice and glacial streams carved out its bed. The river shelters many species of animals and parts of its run, is to be protected under the regulations of Natura 2000.

References

1. Miljø og Energiministeriet: Afstrømningsforhold i danske vandløb (2000), p. 16
2. Note: When the river reach the town of Randers, it have traversed 149 km. (Source: The Fish in River Guden 2004, The Gudenaa Committee, Fig. 1-1 p.5 (Danish))
3. The Fish in River Guden 2004 The Gudenaa Committee, Fig. 1-1 p.5 (Danish)

Sources/External links

• The Gudenaa Committee
• Virtual journey on Gudenåen in Google Earth
• Gudenåkomitéen A map of the river. (Danish)

Coordinates: 56°29′N 10°13′E / 56.483°N 10.217°E