The Måna or Måne is a
river
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in
Tinn Municipality in
Telemark
Telemark () is a Counties of Norway, county and a current electoral district in Norway. Telemark borders the counties of Vestfold, Buskerud, Vestland, Rogaland and Agder. In 2020, Telemark merged with the county of Vestfold to form the county o ...
county,
Norway
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. The river flows from the lake
Møsvatn through the
Vestfjorddalen valley and the town of
Rjukan to the large lake
Tinnsjå
Tinnsjå (also known as ''Tinnsjø'' or ''Tinnsjøen''; ) is one of the largest List of Norwegian Lakes, lakes in Norway measuring about . At a depth of it is the third List of lakes by depth, deepest lake in Norway and Europe. Tinnsjå is locat ...
near the village of
Miland. It is part of the
Skiensvassdraget drainage basin
A drainage basin is an area of land in which all flowing surface water converges to a single point, such as a river mouth, or flows into another body of water, such as a lake or ocean. A basin is separated from adjacent basins by a perimeter, ...
.
The entire river has a total drop in elevation of from Møsvatn to Tinnsjå, notably including the
Rjukan Falls, a large waterfall that has also been a major tourist attraction. This area has been developed in five power stations with a total installation of and a total average annual production of . The largest power stations are
Vemork and
Såheim.
See also
*
List of rivers in Norway
References
Tinn
Rivers of Telemark
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