The Søo is a

river A river is a natural stream of fresh water that flows on land or inside Subterranean river, caves towards another body of water at a lower elevation, such as an ocean, lake, or another river. A river may run dry before reaching the end of ...

Heim Municipality Heim is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It was established on 1 January 2020 upon the merger of three other municipalities. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district ...

Trøndelag Trøndelag (; or is a county and coextensive with the Trøndelag region (also known as ''Midt-Norge'' or ''Midt-Noreg,'' "Mid-Norway") in the central part of Norway. It was created in 1687, then named Trondhjem County (); in 1804 the county was ...

county, Norway. The long river originates at Lake Søo (''Søvatnet''), which lies on the border of

Orkland Municipality Orkland is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Orkdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Orkang ...

, and

Rindal Municipality Rindal is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Trøndelag Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Orkdalen Districts of Norway, region. The administrative centre is the Rindal (village), village of Rindal. Other villa ...

. The lake sits at an elevation of . It then flows into Lake Vassli (''Vasslivatnet''), which sits at roughly the same elevation, depending on levels behind the

dam A dam is a barrier that stops or restricts the flow of surface water or underground streams. Reservoirs created by dams not only suppress floods but also provide water for activities such as irrigation, human consumption, industrial use, aqua ...

. The inflow to the Søo is regulated by a dam high at the west end of Lake Vassli, which serves as a regulation reservoir for the Søa Hydroelectric Power Station. Its course flows from Lake Vassli through the Søo Valley (''Søvassdalen'') parallel to

European route E39 European route E39 is the designation of a north–south road in Norway and Denmark from Klett, just south of Trondheim (city), Trondheim, to Aalborg via Bergen, Stavanger and Kristiansand. In total, there are nine ferries, more than any other ...

highway. Further down towards the village of

Vinjeøra Vinjeøra is a village in Heim Municipality, in the Trøndelag county of Norway. The village lies along the European route E39 highway, in particularly at the end of the Vinjefjorden and about south of the municipal center of Kyrksæterøra. Th ...

, it turns northward about east of the village. Norwegian County Road 680 follows the river northwards as flows into Lake Ro (''Rovatnet''; ). As the water exits the lake, it proceeds about to the east through the village of

Kyrksæterøra Kyrksæterøra is the administrative center of Heim Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village was known as the "white town of Hemnfjorden" at one time because there were only white houses. It is located at the end of Hemnfjorden, abo ...

before it empties into in the

Hemnfjorden Hemnfjorden is a fjord in Trøndelag county in Norway. The long fjord forms the boundary between Heim Municipality, Hitra Municipality, and Orkland Municipality. The fjord begins at the village of Kyrksæterøra at the mouths of the rivers Søo ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Soeo Rivers of Trøndelag Heim, Norway Rivers of Norway

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