Sira (river)

Sira is a river in southwestern Norway. The 152-kilometre (94 mi) long river flows begins in the Sirdalsheiane mountains near the borders of 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 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]

Sira
View of the river near Tonstad
Location
CountryNorway
CountiesAgder/Rogaland
MunicipalityFlekkefjord, Sirdal, Sokndal, Lund
Physical characteristics
SourceSirdalsheiane, Ytre Storevatnet
 • locationBykle, Agder, Norway
 • coordinates59°16′35″N 06°54′40″E
 • elevation1,000 m (3,300 ft)
MouthÅna
 • location
Åna-Sira, Rogaland-Agder, Norway
 • coordinates
58°17′32″N 06°26′24″E
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length152 km (94 mi)
Basin size1,902.7 km2 (734.6 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average130 m3/s (4,600 cu ft/s)
  • View at Åna-Sira
  • View near Tonstad
  • Bakke bridge over the river
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See also
  • List of rivers in Norway

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


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