Eira (river)

Eira
Data
Water code	NO : 104
location	Molde in Møre og Romsdal ( Norway )
River system	Eira
source	Eikesdalsvatnet 62 ° 37 ′ 53 ″  N , 8 ° 6 ′ 5 ″  E
Source height	22  moh.
muzzle	in the Eresfjord coordinates: 62 ° 41 '6 "  N , 8 ° 7' 53"  O 62 ° 41 '6 "  N , 8 ° 7' 53"  O
Mouth height	0  moh.
Height difference	22 m
Bottom slope	3.1 ‰
length	7 km
Catchment area	1,122.21 km²
Communities	Eresfjord

The Eira is a river in Norwegian Fylke Møre og Romsdal .

The Eira flows from Lake Eikesdalsvatnet over a distance of 7 km north to the Eresfjord , a branch of the Langfjord . The Eira forms the lower reaches of an 87 km long river system that drains an area of ​​1,122.21 km².

With the expansion of hydropower in the Eira catchment area and the damming of the Aursjøen at the source river Aura , a large part of the water is diverted to the Aura power station in Sunndalsøra and to the Grytten power station near Åndalsnes .

Earlier, when the mean discharge at the mouth of the Eira was 39 m³ / s, salmon were still abundant in the river.