Namsen
Sign in to saveor is one of the longest rivers in Trøndelag county, in the central part of Norway. The long river flows through the municipalities of Røyrvik, Namsskogan, Grong, Overhalla, and Namsos before emptying into the Namsenfjorden. The river is the namesake for the whole Namdalen region. The river traditionally has been used for floating timber down from the forests to the town of Namsos, where the sawmills were located. Today, parts of the Namsen are regulated by several dams.
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- Namsen sett fra Kvatningenfjell, Namsos i bakgrunnen.jpg
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- View from Kvatningfjell, near Namsos
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- Interactive map of the river
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- Norway
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- County
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- Trøndelag
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- District
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- Namdalen
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- Municipalities
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- Namsos, Overhalla, Grong, Namsskogan, Røyrvik
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- Namsvatnet
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- Røyrvik Municipality, Norway
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- Namsenfjorden
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- Namsos, Norway
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- Namsenvassdraget
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or is one of the longest rivers in Trøndelag county, in the central part of Norway. The long river flows through the municipalities of Røyrvik, Namsskogan, Grong, Overhalla, and Namsos before emptying into the Namsenfjorden. The river is the namesake for the whole Namdalen region. The river traditionally has been used for floating timber down from the forests to the town of Namsos, where the sawmills were located. Today, parts of the Namsen are regulated by several dams.
==Location== thumb|left|Sunset at Namsen The river begins in springs in Børgefjell National Park, just over the border in Nordland county. This water feeds the large lake Namsvatnet. The Namsen river itself starts when the water passes through the dam on the northwest side of the lake Namsvatnet in Røyrvik Municipality.