Wetter

Wetter, LAKE (Vetter), after Lake Wener (q.v.) the largest lake in Sweden, lies in Gothland, 25 miles SE. of Lake Wener. It is 70 miles long, 13 miles in average breadth, has an area of 850 sq. m., is 370 feet in greatest depth, and is 270 feet above the level of the Baltic. It receives about ninety small tributaries and has an outlet in the Motala River, which, flowing eastward, maintains the communication of the lake with the Baltic. It is fed mainly by springs from beneath. Its waters are clear, and of a beautiful green colour, and it is surrounded by lofty romantic shores, almost unbroken by bays. It is remarkable for an irregular alternation of risings and fallings, and for an occasional violent undulation in perfectly still weather. An intricate chain of small lakes, continued westward by the Göta Canal, connects it with Lake Wener, and thus with the Cattegat. Lake Wetter contains few islands.