vandkraft.info uses cookies to give you a better experience on the website. To be able to log in, you need to accept cookies. Read about cookies . vandkraft.info - Info about Swedish hydropower Sign in Menu Home page Hydropower in Sweden Hydropower in Norway Undeveloped watercourses Kalix Älv Pite Älv Torne river Vindelälven Tännforsen Ristafallet Theory Other Photo album Contact Forum The guestbook News Terms of use Account management POI database Search: Advanced Search Visitors since 22/11/2003 Pite Älv Pite älv or Piteälven starts up in the Sulitelma mountains. It is about 410 km long and has a catchment area of 11,285 km². The river has large stretches of lake and rapids, e.g. largest waterfall and Norrbotten's largest tourist destination, Storforsen, 40 km northwest of Älvsbyn. Other rapids: Benbryteforsen, Brudforsen, Fällforsen, Storforsen, Trångforsen, Åkerselforsen, Trollforsarna. Largest tributaries in order downstream: Abmoälven, Varjisån, Vistån, Lillpiteälven. Pite älv is a wilderness river and Pite älvdal is less built up than the other rivers. There is a power plant in Sikfors. Pite river where it crosses the E45. This is the old highway bridge. Photo: Leif Kuhlin, 2005 © Kuhlins Webdesign 2003-2017 with reservation for any errors. Images belong to the respective photographer. Last update: 2017-09-21 22:47:19