Virvasselva
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Location | |
Country | Norway |
County | Nordland |
Municipalities | Rana Municipality |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Virvatnet |
• location | Rana Municipality, Norway |
• coordinates | 66°18′36″N 15°24′12″E / 66.31000°N 15.40333°E |
• elevation | 645 metres (2,116 ft) |
Mouth | Ranelva |
• location | Rana Municipality, Norway |
• coordinates | 66°26′48″N 15°07′54″E / 66.44667°N 15.13167°E |
• elevation | 319 metres (1,047 ft) |
Length | 21 km (13 mi) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Ranelva |
Virvasselva or Virvassåga (Norwegian), Vijriesjohke (Southern Sami), or Viresjåhkå (Lule Sami)[1] is a river in Rana Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The river flows out of the eastern part of the lake Virvatnet. The stream Boneselva meets Virvasselva about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) east of the lake Virvatnet. This is a large, continuous, very rich and untouched wetland area with tarns, rivers, marshes, and very tight vegetation. Virvasselva has a good population of Arctic char.
After about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi), the river Virvasselva reaches a pumping station where most of the water is diverted through a tunnel to flow west to supply the Rana power station. The much smaller river then continues north and meets the main river Ranelva at Elvmøtheia in the Dunderland Valley.[2]
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The lowest part of Virvasselva
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The lowest part of Virvasselva
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The lowest part of Virvasselva
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Virvasselvas meeting with Ranelva (on the right)
See also
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[edit]- ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
- ^ Store norske leksikon. "Rana kraftstasjon" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2011-12-19.