Orkla
| Orkla | ||
 Mouth of the Orkla in the Orkdalsfjord |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | NO : 121st | |
| location | Innlandet and Trøndelag ( Norway ) | |
| River system | Orkla | |
| Drain over | Orkla → Trondheimsfjord → Atlantic Ocean | |
| muzzle | at Orkanger in the Orkdalsfjord coordinates: 63 ° 19 '6 " N , 9 ° 50' 22" O 63 ° 19 '6 " N , 9 ° 50' 22" O |
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| Mouth height |
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| length | 179 km | |
| Small towns | Oppdal | |
The Orkla is a 179 km long river in Innlandet and Trøndelag in Norway . It forms the outflow of a lake, Orkelsjø near Oppdal , flows through the municipalities (not necessarily through the localities, the place Tynset on Glomma ) Tynset , Rennebu and Orkland , before it flows into Orkdalsfjord at Orkanger , a side fjord of Trondheimsfjord .
The estuary was a natural delta with extensive wetlands and a rich bird life until the 1970s . Most of the delta is now filled with gravel and built with industrial plants. West of the river mouth, a small remainder of the wetland has survived to this day.
The river is regulated by five power plants that were built between 1978–1985.
The Orkla is a river for salmon fishing . Salmon are found on the lower 88 kilometers of the river.
