Aura (Norway) Explained

Aura
Pushpin Map:Møre og Romsdal#Norway
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the river
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Norway
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Møre og Romsdal
Subdivision Type3:Municipalities
Subdivision Name3:Molde Municipality
Length:25.3km (15.7miles)
Source1:Aursjøen
Source1 Location:Romsdalsalpane, Molde
Source1 Coordinates:62.4037°N 8.5368°W
Mouth:Eikesdalsvatnet
Mouth Location:Eikesdalen, Molde
Mouth Coordinates:62.4787°N 8.1729°W
Basin Size:842.43km2

The Aura is a river in Molde Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It starts from Lake Aursjøen in the Romsdalsalpane mountains and flows first to the west and then north-west through the village of Eikesdalen before finally emptying into the large lake Eikesdalsvatnet.[1]

The river is long and has a catchment area of . Under natural conditions the river would have an average water flow at the mouth of, but this has been greatly reduced because of power development. In the 1950s, both the main river and most tributaries were transferred to the Aura power plant in Sunndal Municipality.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Aura – elv i Nesset. Store norske leksikon. Store norske leksikon. Norwegian. 2013-05-23.