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River in Sweden
Norsälven
Norsälven at Älvenäs
Location
CountrySweden
CountyVärmland
Physical characteristics
SourceFryken
 • elevation62 m (203 ft)
MouthVänern
 • coordinates59°21′50″N 13°11′10″E / 59.36389°N 13.18611°E / 59.36389; 13.18611
 • elevation44 m (144 ft)
Length180 km (110 mi)
Basin size4,160 km (1,610 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average56 m/s (2,000 cu ft/s)
 • maximum192 m/s (6,800 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftRottnan, Röjdan
 • rightLjusnan River

Norsälven (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈnûːʂˌɛlːvɛn]) is a river flowing between Fryken and Vänern in Värmland, Sweden. It used to be an important river for log driving. During the 1950s, there were 6.23 million logs annually floating in the river. The length is 28 km (including Ljusnan River, 179 km).

References

  1. ^ "Norsälven". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 August 2010. (subscription required)
  2. Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 18.


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