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Also known as Bissojohka

, , or is a river in Porsanger Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The long river runs from the mountains down to the village of Børselv, and it then empties out into the Porsangerfjorden. The river has a watershed and at the mouth, the water discharges at a rate of .

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Borselv9.jpg
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View of the canyon surrounding the river
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yes
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8
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yes
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Interactive map of the river
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Country
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Norway
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County
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Finnmark
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Municipality
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Porsanger Municipality
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Børselv
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Bissojávri
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Porsanger, Finnmark, Norway
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Børselv
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Porsanger, Finnmark, Norway

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Wikidata facts

Elevation
688
Image
Borselv9.jpg
Length
74.5
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watershed area
891.42
discharge
18.59
maximum Strahler number
6
Commons category
Børselva
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, , or is a river in Porsanger Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The long river runs from the mountains down to the village of Børselv, and it then empties out into the Porsangerfjorden. The river has a watershed and at the mouth, the water discharges at a rate of .

This area has three productive salmon rivers, the other two being Lakselva (which literally means the salmon river) and Stabburselva. The river has good grilse runs and salmon weighing around are annually caught here.

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