Tverråga
is a river 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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. The river flows from lake
Tverrvatnet north until it joins the 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 ...
. 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
European route E6 (, , or simply E6) is the main north–south thoroughfare through Norway as well as the west coast of Sweden. It is long and runs from the southern tip of Sweden at Trelleborg, into Norway and through almost all of the countr ...
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 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 ...
.
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
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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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