The Skien watershed is the third largest watershed of Norway after those of the Glomma and the Drammen rivers. The catchment area is 10,780 square kilometres (4,160 sq mi), and the maximum length is 252 kilometres (157 mi).
The Skien watershed has its mouth under the bridges in Porsgrunn, where it drains into the Frierfjord
The Skien watershed includes rivers which feed Lake Norsjø above Skien;
The Skien watershed is heavily regulated for power production and large parts are channeled. The Telemark Canal connects Skien to Dalen at the delta where Tokke River flows into the west end of the Lake Bandak. The canal links the long lakes of Norsjø, Flåvatn, Kviteseidvatn and Bandak using a series of eight locks. Norsjø-Skien Canal, with locks in Skien and by Løveid, was built in 1854–61 and is the oldest of the two channels. This channel connects with Bryggevannet harbor in Skien, and Frierfjord in Bamble. Bandak-Norsjø Canal is the second original channel and was opened in 1892.[1]
skien, watershed, third, largest, watershed, norway, after, those, glomma, drammen, rivers, catchment, area, square, kilometres, maximum, length, kilometres, mouth, under, bridges, porsgrunn, where, drains, into, frierfjordthe, includes, rivers, which, feed, l. The Skien watershed is the third largest watershed of Norway after those of the Glomma and the Drammen rivers The catchment area is 10 780 square kilometres 4 160 sq mi and the maximum length is 252 kilometres 157 mi The Skien watershed has its mouth under the bridges in Porsgrunn where it drains into the FrierfjordThe Skien watershed includes rivers which feed Lake Norsjo above Skien Vinje Tokke watershed which includes lakes Totak Bandak Kviteseidvatn and Flavatn Tokke River rises from Lake Totak in Vinje Boelva watershed which includes lakes Sundsbarmvatn and Seljordsvatn Boelva flows into Lake Norsjo at Arnesbukta Tinnelva watershed which includes the lakes Mosvatn Kalhovdfjorden Lake Tinn and Heddalsvatn as well as the Hjartdola River The Skien River Skienselva begins in Skotfoss in Skien at the Telemark Canal s first lock and runs through Porsgrunn to the mouth of the river at Frierfjord at Norsk Hydro s factory complex The Skien watershed is heavily regulated for power production and large parts are channeled The Telemark Canal connects Skien to Dalen at the delta where Tokke River flows into the west end of the Lake Bandak The canal links the long lakes of Norsjo Flavatn Kviteseidvatn and Bandak using a series of eight locks Norsjo Skien Canal with locks in Skien and by Loveid was built in 1854 61 and is the oldest of the two channels This channel connects with Bryggevannet harbor in Skien and Frierfjord in Bamble Bandak Norsjo Canal is the second original channel and was opened in 1892 1 References edit Om oss Telemarkskanalens Other sources editEie Jon Arne Per Einar Faugli Jens Aabel 1996 Elver og vann Vern av norske vassdrag Grondahl Dreyer ISBN 82 504 2241 459 33 30 N 8 24 24 E 59 5583 N 8 4068 E 59 5583 8 4068 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Skien watershed amp oldid 1200884796, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
