Vinjeåi is a
river
A river is a natural stream of fresh water that flows on land or inside Subterranean river, caves towards another body of water at a lower elevation, such as an ocean, lake, or another river. A river may run dry before reaching the end of ...
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
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of ...
. The long river starts at the southeastern end of the lake
Vinjevatn
Vinjevatn is a lake in Vinje Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The lake lies a short distance to the northwest of the village of Ã…mot, Vinje, Ã…mot. The village of Vinje (village), Vinje lies at the north end of the lake. The main natur ...
where the water flows out into the river. The river flows downstream and end when it joins the river
Tokke
Tokke is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Vest-Telemark. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Dal ...
at the village of
Åmot. Vinjeåi was regulated as part of the Tokke hydroelectric power development in the 1960s, and water from Vinjevatn is transferred through tunnel to the
Tokke Hydroelectric Power Station.
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
Vinje
Rivers of Telemark
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