Glomma

Also known as Glåma, Glommen, Stor-Elv

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.

Key facts

River.name: Glomma / Glåma
River.name_etymology: Old Norse: Glaumr, from raumr: "noise," "racket"
River.image: lakelandscape800.jpg
River.image_caption: The Glomma at the Solbergfoss Hydroelectric Power Station
River.map: glomma_watershed.png
River.map_caption: Map of the Glomma River watershed
River.subdivision_type1: Country
River.subdivision_name1: Norway
River.source1: Aursunden
River.source1_location: Røros Municipality, Trøndelag, Norway
River.mouth: Skagerrak
River.mouth_location: Fredrikstad, Østfold, Norway
River.tributaries_left: Vorma
River.tributaries_right: Rena
River.custom_label: 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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Glomma” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.