Tovdalselva

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General data

Name: Tovdalselva
Water system: Topdalsfjorden
Water type: River
Progression: Topdalsfjorden -> Skagerrak -> North Sea -> Atlantic Ocean -> Planet Earth
Climates: Temperate
Continents: Europe
Countries: Norway

Description

Tovdalselva (also known as the Tofdalselva, Tovdalsåna, Tovdalsåni, literally: the Tov valley river) is 143 kilometres (89 mi) long and is one of the longest rivers in Southern Norway. The river flows through Agder county from the mountains on the northeast side of the Setesdal valley in Valle municipality southwards, until it reaches the sea at the Tofdalsfjorden between Hamresanden and Kjevik in Kristiansand. The upper reaches of the river include many lakes such as the Herefossfjorden and the Straumsfjorden (the largest lake on the river). It drains about 1,800 square kilometres (690 sq mi) in territory and the highest point in the watershed is 1,101 metres (3,612 ft) above sea level. The drainage basin includes parts or all of the following municipalities: Fyresdal, Valle, Bygland, Evje og Hornnes, Åmli, Froland, Grimstad, Birkenes, Iveland, Lillesand, and Kristiansand.

Natural lakes

Tveitvatn

Perciformes - Perches

European perch (Perca fluviatilis)

Esociformes - Pikes

Northern pike (Esox lucius)

Salmoniformes - Salmons and Trouts

Brown trout (Salmo trutta)

Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus)

Brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis)

Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)

Vendace (Coregonus albula)

Anguilliformes - Eels and morays

European eel (Anguilla anguilla)