What is "storsjon"

Storsjön (, lit. "The Great Lake") is the fifth largest lake in Sweden, with an area of 464 km² and a greatest depth of 74 m. It is 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 the sea creature Storsjöodjuret, not unlike Nessie, 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 1 (run by the 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 roads during the winter, usually January–April 2.

1. redirect Storsjön

Storsjön (, lit. "The Great Lake") is a lake in Gävle Municipality and Sandviken Municipality in Gästrikland and is apart of Gavleån. Storsjön got an area of km² and a greatest depth of and is approximately metres above sea level. The lake is drained by Gavleån. Experimental fishing have proved that there is a lot of different varieties of fish, such as perch, bream, sea bream and ruffe.

An old saying says that the lake has "just as many islands as there are days in a year" which should not be interpreted literally, but simply means that they are too many to count (a more accurate figure would be around 150 islands). A common fish in this lake is perch. Storsjön is mostly around 2–5 metres in depth.

Old sources claims that Storsjön has previously gone under the name of Odensjön. This could possibly be proven by a 17th-century map where Gavleån, that flows through Gävle, is called Odensjöströmmen (lit. "Stream of Odensjön"). Storsjön is connected to Gavleån which is connected to the sea.

Storsjön may refer to:

• Storsjön, lake in Jämtland
• Storsjön, Gästrikland