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Sverka (Norway)
Country Norway
County Trøndelag
Municipality Namdalseid
Physical characteristics
Main source Finnvollvatnet and Furudalsvatnet
Namdalseid, Norway
178 metres (584 ft)
64°12′32″N11°02′11″E / 64.20892°N 11.03635°E / 64.20892; 11.03635
River mouth Øyungen
Namdalseid, Norway
102 metres (335 ft)
64°14′24″N11°05′38″E / 64.23998°N 11.09396°E / 64.23998; 11.09396 Coordinates: 64°14′24″N11°05′38″E / 64.23998°N 11.09396°E / 64.23998; 11.09396
Length 5 km (3.1 mi)

Sverka is a small river in the municipality of Namdalseid in Trøndelag county, Norway. It flows from the lakes called Finnvollvatnet and Furudalsvatnet northeast past the Sverkmoen area to the lake Øyungen. At Øyungen, it joins the river Øyensåa which continues until it joins with the Ferja river. There, it becomes the river Årgårdselva which flows to the Namsenfjorden. There is good salmon fishing in the lower parts of the river. The river system is about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) long. [1]

River Natural flowing watercourse

A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of water. Small rivers can be referred to using names such as stream, creek, brook, rivulet, and rill. There are no official definitions for the generic term river as applied to geographic features, although in some countries or communities a stream is defined by its size. Many names for small rivers are specific to geographic location; examples are "run" in some parts of the United States, "burn" in Scotland and northeast England, and "beck" in northern England. Sometimes a river is defined as being larger than a creek, but not always: the language is vague.

Namdalseid Municipality in Trøndelag, Norway

Namdalseid is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Namdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Namdalseid. Other villages and farm areas in the municipality include Sjøåsen, Statland, Tøttdalen, and Sverkmoen.

Trøndelag Region and county of Norway

Trøndelag is a county in the central part of Norway. It was created on 1 January 2018 with the merger of the former counties of Nord-Trøndelag and Sør-Trøndelag, which had been separated into two counties in 1804. Trøndelag county and the neighboring Møre og Romsdal county together form what is known as Central Norway.

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References

  1. "Sverka" (in Norwegian). yr.no . Retrieved 2011-08-10.