Glomma
Sign in to saveThe Glomma or Glåma is Norway's longest and most voluminous river. With a total length of , it has a drainage basin that covers 13% of Norway's surface area, all in the southern part of the country.
Key facts
- River.name
- Glomma / Glåma
- River.name_etymology
- Old Norse: Glaumr, from raumr: "noise," "racket"
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- The Glomma at the Solbergfoss Hydroelectric Power Station
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- Map of the Glomma River watershed
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- Country
- River.subdivision_name1
- Norway
- River.source1
- Aursunden
- River.source1_location
- Røros Municipality, Trøndelag, Norway
- River.mouth
- Skagerrak
- River.mouth_location
- Fredrikstad, Østfold, Norway
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- Vorma
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- Rena
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- Designation
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The Glomma or Glåma is Norway's longest and most voluminous river. With a total length of , it has a drainage basin that covers 13% of Norway's surface area, all in the southern part of the country.
==Geography== thumb|left|The Glomma at Elverum (town)|Elverum, during winter thumb|left|The Vorma, a major [[tributary, flows into the Glomma just north of Årnes]] At its fullest length, the river runs from the lake Aursunden in Røros Municipality in Trøndelag county and runs into the Oslofjord at the town of Fredrikstad in Fredrikstad Municipality in Østfold county. Major tributaries include the Vorma River, which drains Lake Mjøsa, joining the Glomma River at Årnes in Nes Municipality. The large river Lågen flows into Lake Mjøsa, draining the large Gudbrandsdalen valley and significantly increasing the Glomma's flow.