Hammarby Sjö

Hammarby Sjö (Swedish: "Lake Hammarby") is a watercourse in central Stockholm, Sweden. Separating Stockholm City Centre from South Stockholm, or, more locally, Norra Hammarbyhamnen on eastern Södermalm from Södra Hammarbyhamnen, it connects Saltsjön to Årstasjön.

Covering a surface of 34 hectare and having an average depth of 4,5 metres (maximum 6 metres), Hammarby Sjö is supplied by a drainage area covering 159 hectares and contains 1,600,000 cubic metres of water. Originally a lake about 3 metres deep, it was transformed into a canal when connected to Saltsjön in the 1920s and a 6 metres deep channel was dug between Hammarbyslussen and Saltsjön and another to Sickla sluss. The importance of the water expanse has grown since the late 20th century as new residential areas have been constructed along its shores.cite web
url = http://www.stockholmvatten.se/Stockholmvatten/Vattnets-vag/Sjovard/Skargarden/Hammarby-sjo/
title = Hammarby sjö | publisher = Stockholm Vatten AB
date = 2007-03-01 | accessdate = 2007-05-21 | language = Swedish]

Five bridges stretches over Hammarby Sjön and connected bodies of water: Danviksbron, Skansbron, Skanstullsbron, Johanneshovsbron, and Kvarnbron.

See also

* Geography of Stockholm

References