Tidan (river)

{{Expand Swedish|topic=geo|date=January 2022}} {{Infobox river | name = Tidan | native_name = | native_name_lang = | name_other = | name_etymology =  | image = Tidan vid vaholms brohus.JPG | image_size = | image_caption = Historical covered bridge | map = Tidan_karta.png | map_size = | map_caption = Course of Tidan running north | pushpin_map = | pushpin_map_size = | pushpin_map_caption=  | subdivision_type1 = Country | subdivision_name1 = Sweden | subdivision_type2 = | subdivision_name2 = | subdivision_type3 = County | subdivision_name3 = Västra Götaland County | subdivision_type4 = | subdivision_name4 = | subdivision_type5 = | subdivision_name5 =  | length = {{convert|140|km|mi|abbr=on}}<ref name=ne>{{cite encyclopedia | title=Tidan | encyclopedia=Nationalencyklopedin | url=http://www.ne.se/tidan/327450 | language=Swedish | access-date=16 July 2010}} {{Subscription required}}</ref> | width_min = | width_avg = | width_max = | depth_min = | depth_avg = | depth_max = | discharge1_location= | discharge1_min = | discharge1_avg = {{convert|20|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}}<ref name=ne /> | discharge1_max =  | source1 = | source1_location = | source1_coordinates= | source1_elevation = | mouth = Vänern | mouth_location = Mariestad, Västra Götaland County | mouth_coordinates = {{coord|58|42|50|N|13|49|00|E|display=inline,title}} | mouth_elevation = {{convert|44|m|abbr=on}} | progression = | river_system = | basin_size = {{convert|2230|km2|abbr=on}}<ref name=ne /> | tributaries_left = | tributaries_right = | custom_label = | custom_data = | extra = }}

'''Tidan''' is a river in Sweden. It is one of few Swedish rivers that flow north. The river can be canoed from Bottnaryd ({{coord | +57.7724 | +13.8426}}) to Mariestad ({{coord | +58.6921 | +13.8249}}), a trip that takes 7{{ndash}}10 days.

==Gallery==

File:Portage with timber skids on Tidan River, Sweden.jpg|Canoe portage on the Tidan River using timber skids, nearby to road bridge F1838 File:Tidan River in Ettaks stroemmar nature reserve near service bridge.jpg|Tidan River in Ettaks strömmar nature reserve, looking upstream with service bridge in background File:Tidan River in Ettaks stroemmar nature reserve.jpg|Tidan River looking upstream from east bank in Ettaks strömmar nature reserve File:Canoeing the Tidan River near Lagerfors, Sweden.jpg|Canoeing the Tidan River near Lagerfors File:Historic covered bridge on Tidan River, Sweden.jpg|Historic covered bridge on the Tidan River File:Cows grazing on Tidan River, Sweden.jpg|Cows grazing on banks of the Tidan River, within the bounds of the Östens naturreservat File:Lake Oesten nature reserve in Sweden.jpg|Lake Östen, a nature reserve in Sweden, looking approximately west File:Lake Oesten nature reserve on the Tidan River in Sweden.jpg|Lake Östen, a nature reserve on the Tidan River

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Category:Rivers of Västra Götaland County