The Målselva is a river in Målselv Municipality in

Troms Troms (; ; ; ) is a Counties of Norway, county in northern Norway. It borders Finnmark county to the northeast and Nordland county in the southwest. Norrbotten Län in Sweden is located to the south and further southeast is a shorter border with ...

county,

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. The long river flows through the

Målselvdalen Målselvdalen is the largest valley in Troms county, Norway. The river is located in Målselv Municipality. The river Målselva runs through the valley, ending at the Målselvfjorden (an arm off the main Malangen (fjord), Malangen fjord). The lo ...

valley and then empties into the Målselvfjorden, an arm of the Malangen fjord. The municipality and the valley through which the river runs are both named after the river. The river is common fishing grounds for locals. The smaller rivers Divielva, Tamokelva, and Rostaelva converge near the Lille Rostavatnet lake to form the Målselva river. Later, the river Barduelva joins it near Fossmoen and Bardufoss. The river drains a watershed of . Målselva contains four

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stations throughout its catchment - the Målselva catchment. The Målselva river passes by the main villages of Bardufoss, Andselv, and Skjold, and has smaller settlements like Kjerresnes, Karlstad and Rossvoll near its drainage into the fjord. Kjerresnes has an ice bridge formed over the river during the winter, which shortens the travel to other settlements like Finnsnes by a huge margin.. Målselva is an important habitat for many economically important species, like salmonids, including

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Atlantic salmon The Atlantic salmon (''Salmo salar'') is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Salmonidae. It is the third largest of the Salmonidae, behind Hucho taimen, Siberian taimen and Pacific Chinook salmon, growing up to a meter in length. Atlan ...

, and arctic charr.

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* Målselv Rivers of Troms {{Norway-river-stub