or (literally: Bell River) is a river 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 from the lake

Nordre Bjøllåvatnet or is a lake that lies in the municipality of Saltdal in Nordland county, Norway. The lake is located inside Saltfjellet–Svartisen National Park, about east of the border with the municipality of Beiarn and north of the border with the mun ...

in Saltdal Municipality, through the valley of Bjøllådalen in the

Saltfjellet Saltfjellet is a mountain area in Nordland county, Norway that separates the two regions of Helgeland and Salten. It is also a cultural border between the Southern and Central parts of Sápmi. Geography and environment The Saltfjell is one of the ...

mountains, within the

Saltfjellet–Svartisen National Park Saltfjellet–Svartisen National Park ( no, Saltfjellet–Svartisen nasjonalpark) is a national park in Nordland county in Norway. It is located within the municipalities of Beiarn, Meløy, Rana, Rødøy, Saltdal, and Bodø. European route E6 an ...

, and joins with the river

Ranelva Ranelva is a long river in the municipality of Rana, Norway, Rana in Nordland county, Norway. It is one of the longest rivers in Nordland county. The Drainage basin, catchment area of the river is . Before the power stations of ''Reinforsen'' ( ...

Rana Municipality Rana is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Nordland Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Helgeland Districts of Norway, traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Mo i Rana, ...

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Rivers of Nordland Rana, Norway Saltdal Rivers of Norway {{Norway-river-stub