Suldalslågen
Sign in to saveThe Suldalslågen (or locally, Lågen) is a river that is located in Suldal Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The long river runs from the lake Suldalsvatnet to the southwest to the village of Sand where it empties into the Sandsfjorden. The Norwegian National Road 13 runs along the river, past the villages of Suldal and Sand.
Key facts
- River.name
- Suldalslågen
- River.image
- Suldalslågen(js)21.jpg
- River.image_caption
- View of the river
- River.subdivision_type1
- Country
- River.subdivision_name1
- Norway
- River.subdivision_type3
- County
- River.subdivision_name3
- Rogaland
- River.subdivision_type4
- District
- River.subdivision_name4
- Ryfylke
- River.subdivision_type5
- Municipality
- River.subdivision_name5
- Suldal Municipality
- River.length_km
- 22
- River.source1
- Suldalsvatnet
- River.source1_location
- Rogaland, Norway
- River.mouth
- Sandsfjorden
- River.mouth_location
- Sand, Rogaland, Norway
- River.basin_size_km2
- 1463
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- river
- Country
- Norway
- Located in
- Suldal Municipality
- Image
- Suldalslågen(js)14.jpg
- Length
- 22
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- Suldalslågen
- mouth of the watercourse
- Sandsfjord
- origin of the watercourse
- Suldalsvatnet
- watershed area
- 1463
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The Suldalslågen (or locally, Lågen) is a river that is located in Suldal Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The long river runs from the lake Suldalsvatnet to the southwest to the village of Sand where it empties into the Sandsfjorden. The Norwegian National Road 13 runs along the river, past the villages of Suldal and Sand.
The Suldalslågen has a natural watershed of , of which 75% is above the timber line in high mountain areas, making it western Norway's largest river system. The Suldalslågen and its upstream watercourses are heavily dammed and regulated (including transfer of water across catchment borders) for hydroelectric power generation, and represents about 6% of Norway's total hydroelectric power generation. The upper tributaries of the Suldalslågen are located on the vast Hardangervidda plateau in Ullensvang Municipality (in Vestland county) and Vinje Municipality (in Telemark county).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Suldalslågen” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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