The Ya is a river in the municipality of

Tynset Tynset is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Østerdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Tynset. Other villages in Tynset include Fådalen, Fåset, Telnes ...

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county,

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. The river starts as the confluence of the ''Nordya'' (North Ya) and ''Storya'' (Big Ya) north of the Grøntjørnan farm. The ''Midtya'' (Middle Ya) is a higher tributary of the ''Nordya''. The largest source of the Ya is '' Falningsjøen'' (Lake Falning, elevation ) via the tributary Falninga; the lake is used as a reservoir for the Ulset Hydroelectric Power Station. The river is a right tributary of the

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, which it flows into from the east with its mouth at

Yset Yset or Kvikne is a village in Tynset Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The mountain village is located near the mountain pass that lies between the large Østerdalen valley and Trøndelag county. The village is located along the Orkla ...

near

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. Together with its tributaries, the Ya has a drainage area of . The Ya river system runs through

Forollhogna National Park Forollhogna National Park ( no, Forollhogna nasjonalpark) is a national park in the counties of Trøndelag and Innlandet in Norway. Forollhogna (or ''Forelhogna'') park includes extensive plant life and is an important range for wild reindeer. T ...

and the Grøntjønnan Nature Reserve.

References

{{reflist Tynset Rivers of Innlandet