Motala

Water type: River
Basin: Baltic sea
Continent: Europe
Country: Sweden

Largest tributaries

Natural lakes

Motala ström is the river system that drains lake Vättern, the second largest lake in Sweden, into the Baltic Sea in Norrköping. It is named from the city Motala where it begins. In the early 19th century, the Göta Canal was constructed in parallel with Motala ström.