The Balmi RiverIversen, Eigil Rune, et al. 2009. ''Oppfølging av forurensningssituasjonen i Sulitjelma gruvefelt, Fauske kommune. Undersøkelser i 2008''. Oslo: Norsk institutt for vannforskning. ( no, Balmielva or simply ''Balmi''''Store norske leksikon'': Balmielva. /ref>) is a river in the municipality of
Fauske
or is a municipality located in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Salten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Fauske. Some of the villages in Fauske include Nystad, Venset, Straumsn ...
in
Nordland
Nordland (; smj, Nordlánnda, sma, Nordlaante, sme, Nordlánda, en, Northland) is a county in Norway in the Northern Norway region, the least populous of all 11 counties, bordering Troms og Finnmark in the north, Trøndelag in the south, N ...
county,
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...
. It flows about from one lake and empties into another: from '' Kjelvatnet'' ( smj, Giebbnejávrre or ''Giebnejávri'') at an elevation of north to '' Langvatnet'' at an elevation of . The river has a
drainage basin
A drainage basin is an area of land where all flowing surface water converges to a single point, such as a river mouth, or flows into another body of water, such as a lake or ocean. A basin is separated from adjacent basins by a perimeter, t ...
of . The river is located a short distance south of the village of Sulitjelma and about southeast of the
Fauske
or is a municipality located in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Salten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Fauske. Some of the villages in Fauske include Nystad, Venset, Straumsn ...