Etna (river)

Etna or Etne is a river in the Valdres region of Innlandet county, Norway. The 106-kilometre (66 mi) long river flows through the municipalities of Øystre Slidre, Nord-Aurdal, Etnedal, and Nordre Land before joining the river Dokka at the village of Dokka in Nordre Land Municipality. Soon after the confluence of those two rivers, they join the Randsfjorden (a long, narrow inland lake).^[1]

Etna Etne
View of the Etna river, slightly north of the rock carvings at Møllerstufossen
Location of the river Show map of Innlandet Etna (river) (Norway) Show map of Norway
Location
Country	Norway
County	Innlandet
Municipalities	Etnedal and Nordre Land
Physical characteristics
Source	Stortjernet lake
• location	Øystre Slidre, Norway
• coordinates	61.310515°N 9.246282°E / 61.310515; 9.246282
• elevation	1,140 metres (3,740 ft)
Mouth	Dokka river
• location	Dokka, Nordre Land, Norway
• coordinates	60.8288811°N 10.058755°E / 60.8288811; 10.058755
• elevation	140 metres (460 ft)
Length	106 km (66 mi)
Basin size	928.7 km2 (358.6 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	12.57 m3/s (444 cu ft/s)

The river begins near the mountains Skaget and Langsua inside the Langsua National Park. It then flows in a southerly direction. Much of the river runs through the Etnedalen valley (the namesake of the municipality of Etnedal). The river runs through the village of Bruflat and then shortly after this, it begins heading in a more easterly direction. The river was formally protected from hydropower development by the government in 1993.^[1]

See also

• List of rivers in Norway

References

1. Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (1 November 2021). "Etna (elv i Valdres)". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 1 October 2022.