Tverråga is a river in the municipality of
Rana
Rana may refer to:
Astronomy
* Rana (crater), a crater on Mars
* Delta Eridani or Rana, a star
People, groups and titles
* Rana (name), a given name and surname (including a list of people and characters with the name)
* Rana (title), a histori ...
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 ...
. The river flows from lake
Tverrvatnet north until it joins 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'' ( ...
. The river absorbs seven other rivers during its course, the last one by ''Hamaren'' near the village of
Gruben.
The ''Svenskvegen'' bridge connecting the
European route E6 highway to the village of
Gruben to the east marks a name change on the bridge. South of the bridge this river is the Tverråga, but the remaining section of the river to the north of the bridge is called the river
Revelelva. The long Revelelva then flows into 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'' ( ...
.
Media gallery
Tverråga 14.JPG, Tverråga seen from Klokkerhagen
Tverråga 13.JPG, Tverråga seen from Klokkerhagen
Tverråga 12.JPG, Tverråga seen from Klokkerhagen
Tverråga 11.JPG, Tverråga seen from Klokkerhagen
Tverråga 10.JPG, Tverråga seen from Klokkerhagen
Tverråga 09.JPG, Tverråga seen from Klokkerhagen
Tverråga 08.JPG, Tverråga seen from Klokkerhagen
Tverråga 05.JPG, Tverråga (bridge before Klokkerhagen)
Tverråga 06.JPG, Bridge before Klokkerhagen
Tverråga 07.JPG, Tverråga (bridge before Klokkerhagen)
Tverråga 03.JPG, Tverråga seen from the road to ''Hammeren''
Tverråga 02.JPG, Tverråga seen from ''Svenskveien'' between E6 and Gruben
See also
*
List of rivers in Norway
The following are the 19 longest rivers of Norway, ranked by length:
# Glomma,
# Pasvikelva and Ivalo, (109 km in Norway)
# Numedalslågen,
# Gudbrandsdalslågen and Vorma,
# Tana,
# Drammensvassdraget (Drammenselva,
# Skiensvassdrag ...
References
Rana, Norway
Rivers of Nordland
Rivers of Norway
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