The Suldalslågen has a natural watershed of 1,463 square kilometres (565 sq mi), of which 75% is above the timber line in high mountain areas, making it western Norway's largest river system. The Suldalslågen and its upstream watercourses are heavily dammed and regulated (including transfer of water across catchment borders) for hydroelectric power generation, and represents about 6% of Norway's total hydroelectric power generation. The upper tributaries of the Suldalslågen are located on the vast Hardangervidda plateau in Odda (in Hordaland county) and Vinje (in Telemark county).[3][4]
The Suldalslågen one of Norway's most famous Atlantic salmon rivers, with a fishing history dating back hundreds of years.[4][5]
^The word lågen means watercourse in the Norwegian language and appears as a suffix meaning river. Examples of this use include in Gudbrandsdalslågen, Numedalslågen, and Suldalslågen. Lågen is commonly used for each in their respective traditional district.
suldalslågen, locally, lågen, river, that, located, municipality, suldal, rogaland, county, norway, kilometre, long, river, runs, from, lake, suldalsvatnet, southwest, village, sand, where, empties, into, sandsfjorden, norwegian, national, road, runs, along, r. The Suldalslagen or locally Lagen 1 is a river that is located in the municipality of Suldal in Rogaland county Norway The 22 kilometre 14 mi long river runs from the lake Suldalsvatnet to the southwest to the village of Sand where it empties into the Sandsfjorden The Norwegian National Road 13 runs along the river past the villages of Suldal and Sand 2 SuldalslagenView of the riverLocationCountryNorwayCountyRogalandDistrictRyfylkeMunicipalitySuldalPhysical characteristicsSourceSuldalsvatnet locationRogaland Norway coordinates59 31 35 N 06 35 56 E 59 52639 N 6 59889 E 59 52639 6 59889 elevation69 m 226 ft MouthSandsfjorden locationSand Rogaland Norway coordinates59 26 52 N 06 15 03 E 59 44778 N 6 25083 E 59 44778 6 25083 Coordinates 59 26 52 N 06 15 03 E 59 44778 N 6 25083 E 59 44778 6 25083 elevation0 m 0 ft Length22 km 14 mi Basin size1 463 km2 565 sq mi Discharge average50 m3 s 1 800 cu ft s The Suldalslagen has a natural watershed of 1 463 square kilometres 565 sq mi of which 75 is above the timber line in high mountain areas making it western Norway s largest river system The Suldalslagen and its upstream watercourses are heavily dammed and regulated including transfer of water across catchment borders for hydroelectric power generation and represents about 6 of Norway s total hydroelectric power generation The upper tributaries of the Suldalslagen are located on the vast Hardangervidda plateau in Odda in Hordaland county and Vinje in Telemark county 3 4 The Suldalslagen one of Norway s most famous Atlantic salmon rivers with a fishing history dating back hundreds of years 4 5 See also EditList of rivers in NorwayReferences Edit The word lagen means watercourse in the Norwegian language and appears as a suffix meaning river Examples of this use include in Gudbrandsdalslagen Numedalslagen and Suldalslagen Lagen is commonly used for each in their respective traditional district Store norske leksikon Suldalslagen in Norwegian Retrieved 2015 05 18 Suldalslagen the river system Retrieved 2015 05 18 a b Store norske leksikon Suldalsvassdraget in Norwegian Retrieved 2015 05 18 Suldalsagen History Retrieved 2015 05 18 This Rogaland location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article related to a river in Norway is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Suldalslagen amp oldid 973161536, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
