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{{Short description|Lake in northern Sweden}}
{{About|the lake in Jämtland|the lake in Gästrikland|Storsjön (Gästrikland)}}
{{Infobox body of water
| name = Storsjön
| image = PB190187.JPG
| caption = Storsjön and [[Oviksfjällen]] seen from [[Orrviken]], November 2006
| alt = Refer to caption
| image_size = 250
| image_bathymetry = 
| caption_bathymetry =
| pushpin_map = Sweden Jämtland # Sweden
| pushpin_map_alt = Location of the lake
| location = [[Jämtland]]
| coords = {{coord|63|13|N|14|19|E|region:SE_type:waterbody_scale:1000000|display=inline,title}}
| type = 
| inflow = 
| outflow = 
| catchment = {{convert|12,064|km2|abbr=on}}
| basin_countries = Sweden
| length = 
| width = 
| area = {{convert|464|km2|abbr=on}}
| depth = {{convert|17.3|m|abbr=on}}
| max-depth = {{convert|74|m|abbr=on}}
| volume = {{convert|8.018|km3|acre.ft|abbr=on}}
| residence_time = 
| shore = {{convert|439|km|abbr=on}}
| elevation = {{convert|292|m|abbr=on}}
| islands = [[Frösön]]
| cities = [[Krokom]], [[Brunflo]], [[Orrviken]]
}}
'''Storsjön''' ({{IPA|sv|ˈstûːrɧøːn}}, {{lit|The Great Lake}}) is the fifth largest [[lake]] in [[Sweden]], with an area of {{convert|464|km2|abbr=on}} and a greatest depth of {{convert|74|m|abbr=on}}. It is the largest lake in central Sweden, located in the province of [[Jämtland]] in modern [[Jämtland County]]. From Storsjön runs the river [[Indalsälven]] and the lake contains the major island [[Frösön]]. The city of [[Östersund]] is located on the east shore of the lake, opposite Frösön.

Storsjön is said to be the home of ''[[Storsjöodjuret]]'', a [[cryptid]] [[lake monster]] not unlike the [[Loch Ness Monster]], and every now and then there are new reports of people having spotted it. Descriptions of the creature have varied over the years. Some have described it as being serpentine in appearance, with multiple humps, a feline or canine-like head and grayish skin. Others have claimed that the creature is short in stature and morbidly obese, with a roundish skull.

The ferry company ''Vägverket Färjerederiet''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://farjerederiet.se/ |title=Vägverket Färjerederiet |website=farjerederiet.se |access-date=22 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060202074800/http://farjerederiet.se/ |archive-date=2 February 2006 |url-status=dead}}</ref> (run by the [[Road Administration (Sweden)|Swedish Road Authority]]) provides two ferry lines crossing the lake, one from [[Norderön]] to [[Håkansta]]  and one from [[Isön]] to Norderön. They are replaced by [[ice road]]s during the winter, usually January–April.<ref>http://www.turist.ostersund.se/parser.php?did=55:1002{{Dead link |date=June 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no }}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Storsjöodjuret]]
* [[Lakes of Sweden]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{commons category-inline|Storsjön}}
* [http://www.gulasidorna.se/query?what=map&mop=l3&streetname=&streetnumber=&city=&zipcode=&mapstate=4%3B1435436%3B7009681%3B0%3B1423954%3B7019966%3B1446990%3B6999436%3B&mapcomp=%3B%3B%3BFr%F6s%F6n%3B%3B%3B83296%3BFr%F6s%F6n%3B%3B%3B%3B%3B1435436.0%3B7009681.0%3B0%3B0&search_word=&where=&heading_exact=&heading=&heading_group=&company_name=&dir_area=&geo_area=&district_code=&ns=&stq=0&ax=&pis=&click_id=&symbols= Map of Storsjön] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030905170334/http://www.gulasidorna.se/query?what=map |date=2003-09-05 }}

{{Large lakes of Sweden}}

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[[Category:Lakes of Jämtland County]]