Eidselva
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- For other places named Eidselva, see Eidselva (disambiguation)
Eidselva lies in Nome
Nome
Nome may refer to:A country subdivision:* Nome an administrative division within ancient Egypt.* Nome , the administrative division immediately below the peripheries of Greece Places:* Nome, Norway* Nome, Alaska, US...
municipality in Telemark
Telemark
is a county in Norway, bordering Vestfold, Buskerud, Hordaland, Rogaland and Aust-Agder. The county administration is in Skien. Until 1919 the county was known as Bratsberg amt.-Location:...
. It rises in Flåvatn
Flåvatn
Flåvatn is a lake in the municipalities of Nome and Kviteseid in Telemark county, Norway. The water is part of the Telemark Canal. The Lake's area is 19.52 km²....
, and runs into Norsjø
Norsjø
I♥U Norsjø is a lake in Telemark, 55 km² in area. The lake is 15 meters above sea level.Most rivers in Telemark meet Norsjø on their way before ending up in the Skien river or Porsgrunn river. Norsjø is a source for drinking water to Skien Municipal. Norsjø is also a part of the Telemark...
in Ulefoss
Ulefoss
Ulefoss is the administrative centre of Nome municipality, Norway. Its population is 2,699.-References:...
. The river is part of Skiensvassdraget, and an important part of the Telemark Canal
Telemark canal
The Telemark Canal connects Skien to Dalen in southern Norway by linking up several long lakes using a series of 18 locks. It originally consisted of two canals: The Norsjø-Skien Canal, with locks in Skien and Løveid was built in the period 1854–1861, and is the oldest of the two canals.The...
. On the stretch from Ulefoss to Flåvatn there are five sluice
Sluice
A sluice is a water channel that is controlled at its head by a gate . For example, a millrace is a sluice that channels water toward a water mill...
s (14 sluicegates), with a total rise of around 57 meter. In the river, there are four hydroelecric power station
Hydroelectricity
Hydroelectricity is the term referring to electricity generated by hydropower; the production of electrical power through the use of the gravitational force of falling or flowing water. It is the most widely used form of renewable energy...
s: Eidsfoss, Vrangfoss, Ulefoss and Aall-Ulefoss.