The Målselva river in Troms

Troms

or Romsa is a county in North Norway, bordering Finnmark to the northeast and Nordland in the southwest. To the south is Norrbotten Län in Sweden and further southeast is a shorter border with Lapland Province in Finland. To the west is the Norwegian Sea...

 county, 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...

 has given name to Målselv

Målselv

Målselv is a municipality in Troms county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Moen. Some other villages include Andslimoen, Bardufoss, Alappmoen, Holmen, Fossmoen, and Heggelia...

 municipality and the Målselvdalen

Målselvdalen

Målselvdalen is the largest valley in Troms county, Norway. The river Målselva runs through the valley, ending in the Målselvfjorden. With a landscape reminiscent of that of Østerdalen, the valley was settled in the late eighteenth century by farmers from Østerdalen and Gudbrandsdalen. The bailiff...

 valley. The river empties into the in Målselvfjorden, an arm of the Malangen

Malangen

Malangen is a fjord and a former municipality in Troms county in Norway. The fjord is located between the islands of Kvaløya and Senja and the area today is divided between the municipalities of Balsfjord, Lenvik, Tromsø, and Målselv...

 fjord, north of Olsborg. The rivers Divielva, Tamokelva, and Rostaelva converge near the Lille Rostavatn

Lille Rostavatn

Lille Rostavatn is a lake in the municipality of Målselv in Troms county, Norway. It is part of the Rostaelva river system which empties into the great Målselva river. It is located about east of the village of Skjold....

 lake to form the Målselva. Later, the river Barduelva

Barduelva

Barduelva is a river in Troms county, Norway. It runs from the lake Altevatnet and empties into another river, the Målselva. This river is the largest source of hydroelectricity in all of Troms county....

 joins it. The river drains a watershed

Drainage basin

A drainage basin is an extent or an area of land where surface water from rain and melting snow or ice converges to a single point, usually the exit of the basin, where the waters join another waterbody, such as a river, lake, reservoir, estuary, wetland, sea, or ocean...

 of 6144 square kilometres (2,372.2 sq mi). The Målselva river passes by the main villages of Bardufoss

Bardufoss

Bardufoss is a small village in the municipality of Målselv in Troms county, Norway. The population was 2,580. Bardufoss is located in the Målselvdalen valley near the confluence of the Barduelva and Målselva rivers. It is located about north of the city of Narvik and about south of the city...

, Andselv

Andselv

Andselv is a village along the Andselva river in the Bardufoss area in the municipality of Målselv, in Troms county, Norway. Its population is 776. Andselv is located just north of Bardufoss Airport along European route E6 about north of the village of Heggelia and south of Andslimoen....

, Øverbygd

Øverbygd

Øverbygd is a former municipality in Troms county in Norway. It is located in the present-day municipality of Målselv from the Lille Rostavatn lake along the Målselva river through the Målselvdalen valley. The village of Skjold is home to a large garrison for the Norwegian Army...

, and Skjold

Skjold, Troms

Skjold is a village in the municipality of Målselv in Troms county, Norway. Its population is 212. Skjold is located east of Andselv at the confluence of the Målselva and Fjellfrøselva rivers....

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