Lygna

Lygna or Lyngdalselva is a river in Agder county, Norway. The 82.2-kilometre (51.1 mi) river runs from the mountains in northern Hægebostad municipality, through the Lyngdalen valley to the municipality of Lyngdal to its mouth at Alleen, where it runs into Lyngdalsfjorden. Lygna has a discharge of 35.9 cubic metres per second (1,270 cu ft/s), and a drainage basin covering 664.3 square kilometres (256.5 sq mi).[1] The river is called the Storåni north of the lake Lygne. The river passes the villages of Tingvatn, Snartemo, and Kvås as well as the town of Lyngdal.[2]

Lygna
Lyngdalselva
Storåni
Kvåsfossen waterfall on the river Lygna
Location
CountryNorway
CountyAgder
DistrictLister Region
MunicipalityLyngdal, Hægebostad
Physical characteristics
SourceØyvassheia
  locationHægebostad, Agder, Norway
  coordinates58°39′19″N 07°06′59″E
  elevation909 m (2,982 ft)
MouthAlleen
  location
Lyngdal, Agder, Norway
  coordinates
58°08′32″N 07°02′58″E
  elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length82.2 km (51.1 mi)
Basin size667.08 km2 (257.56 sq mi)
Discharge 
  average35.9 m3/s (1,270 cu ft/s)

References

  1. "NVA Atlas". Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate. Archived from the original on 2015-06-26.
  2. Store norske leksikon. "Lygna" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2016-08-11.
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