Sjoa

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Sjoa
The Sjoa above Heidal

The Sjoa above Heidal

Data
Water code NO : 002.DGZ
location Innlandet ( Norway )
River system Glomma
Drain over Lågen  → Mjøsa  → Vorma  → Glomma  → Skagerrak
source Gjende im Jotunheimen
61 ° 29 ′ 42 ″  N , 8 ° 48 ′ 28 ″  E
muzzle at Sjoa in Lågen Coordinates: 61 ° 40 ′ 46 "  N , 9 ° 31 ′ 58"  E 61 ° 40 ′ 46 "  N , 9 ° 31 ′ 58"  E

length 98 km
Catchment area 1529 km²

The Sjoa River is a water-rich wild river in the Norwegian inland . It begins its course at the eastern end of Lake Gjende near Gjendesheim in the Jotunheimen National Park and flows from there in a north-easterly direction. It crosses the scenic high valley Sjoadalen before it later flows into the Lågen .

The name Sjoa comes from the old Norwegian word hjár , which means the ... that glitters .

Ridderspranget

The Sjoa flows through a gorge south of the town of Randsverk , known as the Ridderspranget ("knight jump "). According to legend, the knight Sigvat Kvie was able to escape his pursuers after a bride robbery by jumping with his horse at this point over the approximately three meter wide chasm and pushing the following pursuers into the gorge.

In 1973, the river was permanently protected from the use of hydropower by a storting resolution.

Sports

The last kilometers of the river through the Heidalen are very popular kayaking and rafting waters . The Sjoa has different degrees of difficulty , mostly III to IV. The so-called breakthrough - the mouth in the Lågen - is the most difficult (navigable) point and is with it IV-V classified. The Sjoa is considered to be the most famous white water river in Norway.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ NVE - Sjoa ( Memento of the original of May 21, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Norway.) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.nve.no

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