Audna

Audna
Audnedalselva
River
View of the Melhusfossen waterfall on the river Audna
Country Norway
County Vest-Agder
Municipality Audnedal, Lindesnes
Source Grindheimsvatnet lake
 - location Audnedal, Norway
 - elevation 117 m (384 ft)
 - coordinates 58°26′50″N 07°25′26″E / 58.44722°N 7.42389°E / 58.44722; 7.42389
Mouth Snigsfjorden
 - location Lindesnes, Norway
 - elevation 0 m (0 ft)
 - coordinates 58°03′18″N 07°16′38″E / 58.05500°N 7.27722°E / 58.05500; 7.27722Coordinates: 58°03′18″N 07°16′38″E / 58.05500°N 7.27722°E / 58.05500; 7.27722
Length 55 km (34 mi)
Basin 438 km2 (169 sq mi)
Discharge
 - average 20 m3/s (706 cu ft/s)
 - max 183 m3/s (6,463 cu ft/s)

Audna or Audnedalselva is a river in Vest-Agder county, Norway. The 55-kilometre (34 mi) long river runs from the lake Grindheimsvatnet, just north of the village of Byremo in Audnedal municipality, south through the Audnedalen valley to its mouth at the Snigsfjorden in Lindesnes municipality. The mouth is located about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) southwest of the village of Vigeland. The river has a drainage basin that covers 438 square kilometres (169 sq mi). The river runs through two lakes: Øvre Øydnavatnet and Ytre Øydnavatnet.[1]

The river is regulated for hydroelectric power with a total of eight power plants along the river and its tributaries. Together, the river produces an average annual producation (2015) of 48.5 gigawatt-hours (175 TJ) of electricity.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Store norske leksikon. "Audna" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2016-11-16.


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