Rottnan
Rottnan (Rotna in Norwegian) is a 110 km long river in Norway and Sweden. The river starts south of Hof Finnskog in Solør, Norway and discharges into lake Fryken at Rottneros in Värmland, Sweden.
| Rottnan Rotna | |
|---|---|
 River Rotna in Svullrya, Norway | |
| Location | |
| Country | Norway, Sweden |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Helveteskjelda |
| • elevation | 521 m (1,709 ft) |
| Mouth | Fryken |
• elevation | 62 m (203 ft) |
| Length | 110 km (68 mi)[1] |
| Basin size | 960 km2 (370 sq mi)[1] |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 12.9 m3/s (460 cu ft/s)[2] |
| • maximum | 63 m3/s (2,200 cu ft/s)[2] |
Rottnan used to have three waterfalls close to the mouth in Fryken. Rottnafallet was the last and tallest of the falls with 26 meters height of fall. The waterfalls were built in 1927 for hydroelectric power. The name Rottnan comes from the old Swedish word Rotn which means "the roaring".
The waterfall Skarpedsfallet in Rottneros, Sweden
The waterfall Rottnafallet and the pulp mill Rottneros bruk in Rottneros, Sweden
References
- "Rottnan". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 14 July 2010. (subscription required)
- SMHI
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