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The Målselva is a river in Målselv Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The long river flows through the Målselv valley (Målselvdalen) and then empties into the Målselvfjorden, an arm of the Malangen fjord. The municipality and the valley through which the river runs are both named after the river. The river is common fishing grounds for locals.

Key facts

River.name
Målselva
River.image
Målselva river(2).jpg
River.image_caption
View of the Målselva river
River.mapframe
yes
River.mapframe zoom
9
River.mapframe caption
Interactive map of the river
River.subdivision_type1
Country
River.subdivision_name1
Norway
River.subdivision_type2
County
River.subdivision_name2
Troms
River.subdivision_type3
Municipalities
River.subdivision_name3
Målselv Municipality
River.source1
Lille Rostavatnet
River.source1_location
Rostadnes, Målselv, Troms
River.mouth
Malangen fjord
River.mouth_location
Målsnes, Målselv, Troms
River.river_system
Målselvvassdraget
River.tributaries_left
Barduelva

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
river
Country
Norway
Located in
Målselv
Image
Målselva river(2).jpg
Length
140
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mouth of the watercourse
Målselvfjorden
Commons category
Målselva
tributary
Barduelva
watershed area
6144
origin of the watercourse
Lille Rostavatn
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The Målselva is a river in Målselv Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The long river flows through the Målselv valley (Målselvdalen) and then empties into the Målselvfjorden, an arm of the Malangen fjord. The municipality and the valley through which the river runs are both named after the river. The river is common fishing grounds for locals.

The smaller rivers Divielva, Tamokelva, and Rostaelva converge near the Lille Rostavatnet lake to form the Målselva river. Later, the river Barduelva joins it near Fossmoen and Bardufoss. The river drains a watershed of . Målselva contains four hydropower stations throughout its catchment - the Målselva catchment. The Målselva river passes by the main villages of Bardufoss, Andselv, and Skjold, and has smaller settlements like Kjerresnes, Karlstad and Rossvoll near its drainage into the fjord.

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

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