Grønfjellåga
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Grønfjellåga is a river in Rana
municipality, county of Nordland
, Norway
. The river has its outlet in the lakes of kallvatnet
and kopparvatnet, flows through Grønfjelldalen and absorbs several smaller rivers, before it flows out as a contributary to Ranelva
at the waterfall of Dunderforsen (also called Stupforsen).
Rana, Norway
Rana is the second largest municipality in Nordland county – and the third largest in North Norway – by population. By area, Rana is largest in Norway south of Finnmark , taking in large areas of mountains and forested valleys. It is part of the Helgeland traditional region...
municipality, county of Nordland
Nordland
is a county in Norway in the North Norway region, bordering Troms in the north, Nord-Trøndelag in the south, Norrbottens län in Sweden to the east, Västerbottens län to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. The county was formerly known as Nordlandene amt. The county administration is...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. The river has its outlet in the lakes of kallvatnet
Kallvatnet
Kallvatnet is a Norwegian lake in Rana municipality in Nordland....
and kopparvatnet, flows through Grønfjelldalen and absorbs several smaller rivers, before it flows out as a contributary to Ranelva
Ranelva
Ranelva is a 130 km long river in the municipality of Rana, and is one of the longest rivers in the county of Nordland, Norway. The river begins on Saltfjellet, in the borders between Norway and Sweden, and flows northwestwards under the name Randalselv . Ranelva begins where Randalselva and the...
at the waterfall of Dunderforsen (also called Stupforsen).