Langvassåga
is a river that flows out of the lake
Langvatnet in
Rana Municipality
or is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Helgeland traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Mo i Rana, which houses the National Library of Norway. Other population centers in R ...
in
Nordland
Nordland (; , , , ) is one of the three northernmost Counties of Norway, counties in Norway in the Northern Norway region, bordering Troms in the north, Trøndelag in the south, Norrbotten County in Sweden to the east, Västerbotten County to t ...
county,
Norway
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. It flows in a southeastern direction and almost immediately, it is joined by the river
Røvassåga. It then continues a short distance southwards before joining the main river
Ranelva
Ranelva is a long river in Rana Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is one of the longest rivers in Nordland county. The catchment area of the river is . Before the power stations of ''Reinforsen'' (1925) and Langvatnet (1964) were bui ...
, just south of the village of
Røssvoll
Røssvoll is a village in Rana Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is about north-east of the town of Mo i Rana. The village is on the north side of the river Ranelva (the village of Skonseng lies on the south side of the river ...
. The Langvassåga catchment area covers about . The river passes by the
Mo i Rana Airport, Røssvoll.
Media gallery
Bridge at Langvassåga.JPG, Bridge on E6 above Langvassåga just before it meets Ranelva
Ranelva is a long river in Rana Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is one of the longest rivers in Nordland county. The catchment area of the river is . Before the power stations of ''Reinforsen'' (1925) and Langvatnet (1964) were bui ...
Langvassåga 01.JPG, Langvassåga west of the bridge
Langvassåga 03.JPG, Langvassåga meets Ranelva east of the bridge
See also
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List of rivers in Norway
The following are the 19 longest rivers of Norway, ranked by length:
# Glomma,
# Tana,
# Pasvikelva and Ivalo, (109 km in Norway)
# Numedalslågen,
# Gudbrandsdalslågen and Vorma,
# Drammensvassdraget (Drammenselva,
# Hallingda ...
References
Rana, Norway
Rivers of Nordland
Rivers of Norway
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