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The following are the 19 longest rivers of Norway, ranked by length: Glomma, 623 km (387 mi) Tana, 361 km (224 mi) Pasvikelva and Ivalo, 360 km (224 mi) (109 km in Norway) Numedalslågen, 356 km (221 mi) Gudbrandsdalslågen and Vorma, 349 km (217 mi) Drammensvassdraget (Drammenselva, 308 km (191 mi)
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A 1799 hand-drawn map of the valley. The previous lake at Lesja visible. In July 1789 the Storofsen flood disaster occurred and Gudbrandsdalslågen overflooded. This is the largest flood recorded in Norway and the valley was particularly affected. 61 people perished. About 3000 houses were totally damaged and some thousand livestock drowned.
Ranelva is a popular river for fishing.It is very rich with salmon and trout.One of the largest salmon tunnels in Norway (385 metres or 1,263 feet long) is located at the Reinforsen waterfall, and was built in 1956.
Nidelva is the main river in the Arendal drainage basin in Agder county, Norway. The 221.7-kilometre (137.8 mi) long river begins at the confluence of two rivers: Nisserelva and Fyreselv . The confluence is located by the village of Haugsjåsund in Nissedal municipality in southern Telemark county.
Within the Gaula River, there are two well known waterfalls called Gaulfoss close to the village of Hovin and the Eggafoss near the village of Haltdalen. [4] [5] [6] In 2005, the Gaula was named the best salmon fishing river in Norway with a catch of 37.5 tonnes (36.9 long tons; 41.3 short tons) that year.
The Namsen river itself starts when the water passes through the dam on the northwest side of the lake Namsvatnet in Røyrvik Municipality. The river then travels through the Namdalen valley towards the coast, ending at the town of Namsos where it flows into the Namsenfjorden, the same fjord into which the smaller river Årgårdselva flows.
Numedalslågen is one of Norway's longest rivers, beginning in Eidfjord and then running through the municipalities Nore og Uvdal, Hol, Rollag, Flesberg, Kongsberg, and Larvik. These municipalities cooperate in the administration and use of resources connected to the river in various projects under the Green Valley ( Grønn Dal ) umbrella.