Karasjohka

This article is about the river in Finnmark, Norway. For other places, see Karasjok (disambiguation).

Karasjohka (Norwegian), Kárášjohka (Northern Sami), or Kaarasjoki (Kven) is a river in Finnmark county, Norway. The 161-kilometre (100 mi) long river runs through Kautokeino Municipality and Karasjok Municipality. The river is one of the most important rivers that drains the Finnmarksvidda plateau. It flows into the famous salmon-fishing Tana River near the Finnish village of Karigasniemi on the Norway-Finland border.

Karasjohka (Norwegian) Kárášjohka (Northern Sami) Kaarasjoki (Kven)
View of the river
Interactive map of the river
Location
Country	Norway
County	Finnmark
Municipalities	Karasjok, Kautokeino
Physical characteristics
Source	Nuorttit Rávdojávri lake
• location	Kautokeino, Finnmark
• coordinates	68°43′56″N 24°15′18″E
• elevation	519 metres (1,703 ft)
Mouth	Tana River
• location	Karasjok, Finnmark
• coordinates	69°26′03″N 25°48′13″E
• elevation	125 metres (410 ft)
Length	161 km (100 mi)
Basin size	4,948 km2 (1,910 sq mi)
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Iešjohka
• right	Bávttajohka

The river begins at the small Norwegian lake of Nuorttit Rávdojávri which lies inside the Anárjohka National Park, just inside the border with Finland. The river begins high on the Finnmarksvidda plateau and then flows north through Kautokeino and Karasjok municipalities. About 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) west of the village of Karasjok, the river turns and heads to the east. At its confluence with the river Anarjohka, the two rivers form the Tana River. The Karasjohka river drains a watershed of 4,948 square kilometres (1,910 sq mi). The European route E06 highway runs along the northern shore of the last 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) of the river.

Media gallery

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  The river at its source Lake Nuorttit Rávdojávri.
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  The Finnish-Norwegian border closely follows the watershed at the source.