Ranelva
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Ranelva Randalselv, Ruovadajåhkå |
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 Bridge at Selfors over the Ranelva |
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| Water code | NO : 156.Z | |
| location | Nordland ( Norway ) | |
| River system | Ranelva | |
| source | Saltfjell | |
| muzzle | at Mo i Rana in the Ranfjord ( Atlantic Ocean ) Coordinates: 66 ° 20 '3 " N , 14 ° 7' 48" E 66 ° 20 '3 " N , 14 ° 7' 48" E |
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| length | 130 km | |
| Catchment area | 3790 km² (of which 237.4 km² in Sweden) | |
| Left tributaries | Virvasselva , Messingåga | |
| Right tributaries | Bjøllåga , Tespa , Stormdalsåga , Langvassåga | |
| Small towns | Mo i Rana | |
 Ranelva near Storvoll |
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The Ranelva is a 130 km long river in the municipality of Rana, making it one of the longest rivers in the Norwegian province of Nordland . The river has its origin in Gubbeltåga in Saltfjell , and Randalselv ( Sami : Goabdesjåhkå ) on the border between Norway and Sweden . The actual Ranelva begins at the confluence of the Randalselva and Gubbeltåga . The river flows mainly in a west-southwest direction.
On its way to the southwest, the river takes the Virvasselva from the south. This section of the river has the Sami name Ruovadajåhkå .
At Storvoll , the rivers Bjøllåga , Tespa and Stormdalsåga flow into the Ranelva from the north, and the Messingåga from the south. The river continues on its way in a south-westerly direction through the valley Dunderlandsdal , where the rivers Grønfjellåga and Plura flow into it.
To the southwest of the small settlement Røssvoll , the Langvassåga river , which drains the Langvatnet lake, flows into the Ranelva. The Ranelva flows into the eastern end of the Ranfjord at Selfors near Mo i Rana .
The catchment area of the river is 3790 km². Before the Reinforsen (1925) and Langvatnet (1964) hydropower plants were built , this was as much as 3843 km².
The European route 6 follows the course of the river from the Arctic Circle to its mouth at Mo i Rana .
The Ranelva is popular with anglers. The river is rich in salmon and trout . One of the largest salmon tunnels in Norway (385 m long, built in 1956) is located at the Reinforsen waterfall . The river below the Sjøforsen waterfall was treated with Rotenone in 1996, 2004 and 2005 to control the salmon parasite Gyrodactylus salaris , which first appeared in the river in 1975.
literature
- Lars-Evan Petterson: Flomberegning for Ranelva (156.Z) . Ed .: Norges vassdrags- og energidirektorat. Document 1. Self-published by the NVE, January 2004, ISSN 1501-2840 (20 pages, nve.no [PDF; 200 kB ]).
- Bevaringsgruppa, Rana: Ranaelva. Plan for tax evacuation work and dødfiskoppsamling i forbindelse med roton treatment 2003-04
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ranelva . Archived from the original on March 10, 2012. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved August 4, 2010.
- ^ Ranelva River . Retrieved August 4, 2010.
