Grønfjellåga

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Grønfjellåga
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Country Norway
Physical characteristics
Main source Kopparvassdalen valley
River mouth Ranelva river
Length 17 km (11 mi)

Grønfjellåga (lit. "the river of the green mountain") is a river in the municipality of Rana in Nordland county, Norway. The 17-kilometre (11 mi) long river's source is the lakes Kallvatnet and Kopparvatnet. It then flows through the Grønfjelldalen valley while absorbing several smaller rivers, before it flows out as a tributary to the river Ranelva at the Dunderforsen waterfall (also called Stupforsen). [1]

Rana, Norway Municipality in Nordland, Norway

Rana is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Helgeland traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Mo i Rana, which houses the National Library of Norway. Other population centers in Rana include Alterneset, Båsmoen, Dunderland, Eiteråga, Flostrand, Hauknes, Mæla, Myklebustad, Nevernes, Røssvoll, Selfors, Skonseng, Storforshei, Utskarpen, and Ytteren.

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These are from 3.5 km east of Stupforsen:

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References

  1. "Grønfjellåga" (in Norwegian). yr.no . Retrieved 2011-12-20.

Coordinates: 66°22′24″N14°35′32″E / 66.3734°N 14.5922°E / 66.3734; 14.5922

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