Sira (river)

Sira
River
View of the river near Tonstad
Country Norway
Counties Vest-Agder/Rogaland
Municipality Flekkefjord, Sirdal, Sokndal, Lund
Source Sirdalsheiane, Ytre Storevatnet
 - location Bykle, Aust-Agder, Norway
 - elevation 1,000 m (3,281 ft)
 - coordinates 59°16′35″N 06°54′40″E / 59.27639°N 6.91111°E / 59.27639; 6.91111
Mouth Åna
 - location Åna-Sira, Rogaland-Vest-Agder, Norway
 - elevation 0 m (0 ft)
 - coordinates 58°17′32″N 06°26′24″E / 58.29222°N 6.44000°E / 58.29222; 6.44000Coordinates: 58°17′32″N 06°26′24″E / 58.29222°N 6.44000°E / 58.29222; 6.44000
Length 152 km (94 mi)
Basin 1,902.7 km2 (735 sq mi)
Discharge
 - average 130 m3/s (4,591 cu ft/s)

Sira is a river in southwestern Norway. The 152-kilometre (94 mi) long river flows begins in the Sirdalsheiane mountains near the borders of Aust-Agder, Vest-Agder, and Rogaland counties. The headwaters of the river is the lake Ytre Storevatnet and it flows south through the Sirdalen valley in the municipalities of Sirdal and Flekkefjord. The river flows through the large lakes Sirdalsvatnet and Lundevatnet before heading south on the Vest-Agder/Rogaland county border. At the village of Åna-Sira the river empties into the Åna fjord. The river runs through several large villages such as Åna-Sira, Sira, Tonstad, Lunde, and Kvæven. The river drains the 1,902.7-square-kilometre (734.6 sq mi) watershed. The Tonstad Hydroelectric Power Station is powered by water from the waterfalls along this river.[1]

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References

  1. ↑ Store norske leksikon. "Sira - elv" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2016-08-13.


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