Gömmaren
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Gömmaren (Swedish: literary "The Hider") is a small lake located in the municipality Huddinge in southern Stockholm, Sweden. It is the easternmost lake in the Tyresån Lake System.
Gömmaren | |
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Coordinates | 59°15′10″N 17°55′7″E |
Primary inflows | Precipitation, local stormwater |
Primary outflows | Trehörningen via the brook Fullerstaån and Mälaren via the brook Gömmarbäcken. |
Catchment area | 2.0 km2 (0.77 sq mi) |
Basin countries | Sweden |
Surface area | 21.0 ha (52 acres) |
Average depth | 3.4 m (11 ft)[1] |
Max. depth | 5.6 m (18 ft) |
Water volume | 724,000 m3 (587 acre⋅ft) |
Residence time | 1.9 yrs |
Shore length1 | 4,100 m (13,500 ft) (including island) 4,030 m (13,220 ft) (excluding island) |
Surface elevation | 46.15 m (151.4 ft) |
Islands | 1 (0.02 ha or 2,200 sq ft) |
Settlements | Glömsta, Huddinge |
References | [1][2] |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
The lake empties to the west through Gömmarbäcken ("Gömmaren Rill") and to the east through Fullerstaån ("Fullersta Stream"), which is further downstream guided in culverts under the commercial centre of Huddinge (Huddinge Centrum) before flowing south-east to empty into Lake Trehörningen. Motorboats are not allowed on the lake. Its clear water makes it popular for various open-air activities such as angling and bathing in summer, and skating in winters as it is one of the first lakes in Huddinge to freeze. Bathing from cliffs surrounding the lake is popular, but a sand beach is also available. A local fishing society (Långsjön-Gömmarens Fiskevårdsförening) manages lake conservation and supplies the general public with fishing permits.[3]