Stjørdalselva (English: Stjørdal River) is a 70-kilometre (43 mi) long river that reaches from near the Norwegian–Swedish border down the Stjørdalen valley through the municipalities of Meråker and Stjørdal before entering the Trondheimsfjord. The mouth is located between the villages of Stjørdalshalsen and Hell, just south of Trondheim Airport, Værnes. The mouth of the river was moved to allow the runway to expand into the delta.[1]
| Stjørdalselva | |
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.jpg) View of the river at Hegra | |
  Location of the river  Stjørdalselva (Norway) | |
| Location | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Trøndelag |
| Municipality | Meråker and Stjørdal |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Confluence of the rivers Dalåa and Torsbjørka |
| • location | Meråker, Trøndelag, Norway |
| • coordinates | 63°24′24″N 11°44′38″E / 63.40667°N 11.74389°E |
| • elevation | 120 metres (390 ft) |
| Mouth | Trondheimsfjord |
• location | Stjørdal, Trøndelag, Norway |
• coordinates | 63°26′50″N 10°54′24″E / 63.44722°N 10.90667°E |
• elevation | 0 metres (0 ft) |
| Length | 70 km (43 mi) |
| Basin size | 2,111 km2 (815 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Kåpperåa, Funna, Forra |
| • right | Dalåa, Torsbjørka, Sona |
The European route E14 highway and the Meråker Line railway follow the river from its source the entire length of the river.
References
edit- ^ Askeim, Svein, ed. (2017-12-19). "Stjørdalselva". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
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