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Rottnan

Coordinates: 59°47′36″N 13°07′48″E / 59.793310°N 13.129954°E / 59.793310; 13.129954
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Rottnan / Rotna
River Rotna in Svullrya, Norway
Rottnan is located in Sweden
Rottnan
Location of the river
Rottnan is located in Norway
Rottnan
Rottnan (Norway)
Location
CountriesNorway, Sweden
CountiesInnlandet, Värmland
MunicipalitiesÅsnes, Grue, Torsby, Sunne
Physical characteristics
SourceHelveteskjelda
 • locationÅsnes, Norway
 • coordinates60°33′01″N 12°25′21″E / 60.550197476°N 12.42260019°E / 60.550197476; 12.42260019
 • elevation521 metres (1,709 ft)
MouthFryken
 • location
Rottneros, Sweden
 • coordinates
59°47′36″N 13°07′48″E / 59.793310°N 13.129954°E / 59.793310; 13.129954
 • elevation
62 metres (203 ft)
Length110 km (68 mi)[1]
Basin size960 km2 (370 sq mi)[1]
Discharge 
 • average12.9 m3/s (460 cu ft/s)[2]
 • maximum63 m3/s (2,200 cu ft/s)[2]

Rottnan (Swedish) or Rotna (Norwegian) is a 110-kilometre (68 mi) 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. The river passes through the municipalities of Åsnes and Grue in Innlandet county, Norway and through the municipalities of Torsby and Sunne in Värmland County in Sweden.[3]

Rottnan used to have three waterfalls close to the mouth in Fryken. Rottnafallet was the last and tallest at 26 metres (85 ft) height. The waterfalls were built in 1927 for hydroelectric power. The name Rottnan comes from the old Swedish word Rotn which means "the roaring".

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Rottnan". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 14 July 2010. (subscription required)
  2. ^ a b "SMHI".
  3. ^ Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (6 January 2020). "Rotna". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
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