Nissum Fjord

Water type: Bay
Connection to the ocean: North Sea -> Atlantic Ocean
Continent:
Europe
Climate:
Temperate
Country:
Denmark
Largest tributaries
Salmoniformes - Salmons and Trouts
Gadiformes - Cods
Scorpaeniformes - Mail-cheeked fishes
Clupeiformes - Herrings
Labriformes - Wrasses
Pleuronectiformes - Flatfishes
Gasterosteiformes - Sticklebacks
Gobiiformes - Gobies
Syngnathiformes - Pipefishes and Seahorses
Argentiniformes - Marine smelts
Rajiformes - Skates and rays
Salmoniformes - Salmons and Trouts
Gadiformes - Cods
Scorpaeniformes - Mail-cheeked fishes
Clupeiformes - Herrings
Labriformes - Wrasses
Pleuronectiformes - Flatfishes
Gasterosteiformes - Sticklebacks
Gobiiformes - Gobies
Syngnathiformes - Pipefishes and Seahorses
Argentiniformes - Marine smelts
Rajiformes - Skates and rays
Nissum Fjord is an inlet located in West Jutland, west of Vemb and is demarcated from the North Sea by a 1.3 km wide isthmus, Bøvling Klit, and passes through a lock in Thorsminde. The inlet has a water area of 70 km2 or 7,000 ha. but the average water depth is only about 1 meter, and the deepest areas in Felsted Kog and the center of the inlet are between 2 and 3 meters. The northern part of the inlet, called Bøvling Fjord, is so shallow that it is sometimes completely drained by strong winds. Nissum Fjord has several creeks which empty into it, such as Ramme Creek, Flynder Creek, Damhus Creek and the largest creek, Storåen.