Beiar River | |
Pushpin Map: | Nordland#Norway |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the river |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | Norway |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Nordland |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Beiarn |
Length: | 54km (34miles) |
Source1: | Svartisen |
Source1 Location: | Nordland, Norway |
Source1 Coordinates: | 66.6831°N 14.4206°W |
Mouth: | Beiar Fjord |
Mouth Location: | Beiarn, Norway |
Mouth Coordinates: | 67.0342°N 14.5845°W |
Basin Size: | 1052km2 |
The Beiar River[1] [2] (Norwegian: Beiarelva) is a river in the municipality of Beiarn in Nordland, Norway. The river begins at the Svartisen glacier high in the mountains near the municipal borders of Beiarn, Meløy, and Rana inside the Saltfjellet-Svartisen National Park. The river then flows north and then west through the Beiar Valley to the head of Beiar Fjord. It has a length of about 54km (34miles) and a drainage area of 1052km2, and is among the largest rivers in Nordland county.[3] [4]