The Målselva is a river in
Målselv Municipality in
Troms og Finnmark county,
Norway. The long river flows through the
Målselvdalen valley and then empties into the
Målselvfjorden, an arm of the
Malangen
Malangen ( sme, Málatvuotna or fkv, Malankivuono) is a former municipality in Troms county in Norway. The municipality existed from 1871 until its dissolution in 1964. The old municipality surrounded the Malangen fjord and today that area ...
fjord. The municipality and the valley through which the river runs are both named after the river.
The smaller rivers
Divielva,
Tamokelva, and
Rostaelva converge near the
Lille Rostavatn
or is a lake in Målselv Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is part of the Rostaelva river system which empties into the great Målselva river. It is located about east of the village of Skjold, Troms, Skjold.
See also
*List ...
lake to form the Målselva river. Later, the river
Barduelva joins it near
Fossmoen
Fossmoen is a small village in Målselv Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the Bardufoss area, about southeast of Bardufoss Airport and the village of Andselv. The village is named after the nearby ''Bardufossen'' ...
and
Bardufoss. The river drains a
watershed
Watershed is a hydrological term, which has been adopted in other fields in a more or less figurative sense. It may refer to:
Hydrology
* Drainage divide, the line that separates neighbouring drainage basins
* Drainage basin, called a "watershe ...
of .
The Målselva river passes by the main villages of
Bardufoss,
Andselv, and
Skjold.
References
External links
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Målselv
Rivers of Troms og Finnmark
Rivers of Norway
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