The Sima Valley ( no, Simadal) is a

river valley A valley is an elongated low area often running between hills or mountains, which will typically contain a river or stream running from one end to the other. Most valleys are formed by erosion of the land surface by rivers or streams over ...

in the municipality of

Eidfjord Eidfjord is a municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The municipality is located in the traditional district of Hardanger. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Eidfjord, where the majority of the municipal populatio ...

Vestland Vestland is a county in Norway established on 1 January 2020. The county is located in Western Norway and it is centred around the city of Bergen, Norway's second largest city. The administrative centre of the county is the city of Bergen, where t ...

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 ...

. The long valley begins below Lake Rembesdal, with an elevation of , which is one of the sources of the Sima River. The valley then runs west along the river to the

Sima Hydroelectric Power Station The Sima Power Station is a hydroelectric power station located in the municipality Eidfjord in Vestland Vestland is a county in Norway established on 1 January 2020. The county is located in Western Norway and it is centred around the city of B ...

at the head of the

Simadal Fjord The Simadal Fjord ( no, Simadalsfjorden) is a branch of the Eid Fjord in the municipality of Eidfjord in Vestland, Norway. The Simadal Fjord is the innermost branch of the Hardangerfjorden, Hardanger Fjord. It is long and extends east from its mo ...

, where the river empties into the fjord.

Norwegian County Road 103 County Road 5096 ( no, Fylkesvei 5096) is a long county road in Eidfjord Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The road heads northeast from the village of Eidfjord. Prior to 2020, the road was called County Road 103. It was changed in 2020 ...

runs through part of the valley and then continues along the south side of the fjord. The Sima Valley is known for its waterfalls, including Rembesdal Falls (''Rembesdalsfossen'') and Skykkjedal Falls (''Skykkjedalsfossen''). It suffered catastrophic floods in 1893 and 1937. The valley had a population of 10 in 2017.

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