Levangselva or Levangerelva[1] is a river that flows through the area of Frol in the municipality of Levanger in Trøndelag county, Norway. It flows into the Trondheimsfjord in the town of Levanger.[2]
| Levangselva Levangerelva | |
|---|---|
  Location of the river  Levangselva (Norway) | |
| Location | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Trøndelag |
| Municipality | Levanger |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Confluence of the rivers Tomtvasselva and Åselva |
| • location | Damås, Levanger |
| • coordinates | 63°42′41″N 11°27′52″E / 63.71147°N 11.4644°E |
| • elevation | 120 metres (390 ft) |
| Mouth | Trondheimsfjorden |
• location | Levanger |
• coordinates | 63°45′10″N 11°17′58″E / 63.752818°N 11.299438°E |
• elevation | 0 metres (0 ft) |
| Length | 16 km (9.9 mi) |
The river has Atlantic salmon and trout. The Hansfossen Power Station is located 15 kilometers (9 mi) upstream from the mouth at the 48-metre (157 ft) tall Hansfossen waterfall.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Levangselva, Levanger (Trøndelag)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2018-04-02.
- ^ Lund, Roar A. "Status for ungfiskbestanden i et regulert laksevassdrag (Levangerelva) relatert til vannføringsregimet" (PDF). Norwegian Institute for Nature Research. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
- ^ Vinjar, Asbjørn, ed. (2018-03-26). "Levangerelva". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-04-02.
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